"cetyl" meaning in English

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        {
          "word": "cetalkonium"
        },
        {
          "word": "cetrimonium"
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        {
          "word": "cetyl alcohol"
        },
        {
          "word": "cetylic"
        },
        {
          "word": "cetylpyridinium"
        },
        {
          "word": "cetylstearyl"
        },
        {
          "word": "cetyltriethylammonium"
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        {
          "word": "cetyltrimethlyammonium"
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        {
          "word": "cetyltrimethylammonium"
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          "text": "1997, David M. Hawcroft, The Basics: Electrophoresis, IRL Press, Oxford University Press, page 30,\nOther detergents are available, including alternative ionic forms (such as the cetyls) for cleaving nucleic acid-protein bonds."
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        "The univalent hexadecyl radical C₁₆H₃₃- present in many waxes."
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          "hexadecyl",
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        "(organic chemistry) The univalent hexadecyl radical C₁₆H₃₃- present in many waxes."
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          "word": "dodecyl"
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      "word": "cetylic"
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      "word": "cetylpyridinium"
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      "word": "cetylstearyl"
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      "word": "cetyltriethylammonium"
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      "word": "cetyltrimethlyammonium"
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