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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a waxy mineral that is a mixture of hydrocarbons and occurs in association with petroleum; some varieties are used in making ceresin and candles;
[syn: ader wax, earth wax, mineral wax, ozokerite, ozocerite]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

ozocerite \o`zo*ce"rite\ ([=o]`z[-o]*s[=e]"r[imac]t), n. [Gr. 'o`zein to smell + khro`s wax.] (Min.) A waxlike mineral resin; -- sometimes called native paraffin, and mineral wax. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

ozocerite n 1: a waxy mineral that is a mixture of hydrocarbons and occurs in association with petroleum; some varieties are used in making ceresin and candles [syn: ader wax, earth wax, mineral wax, ozokerite, ozocerite]