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Webster 1913 Edition


Lignoceric

Ligˊno-cer′ic

(lĭgˊnō̍-sĕr′ĭk)
,
Adj.
[L.
lignum
wood +
cera
wax.]
(Chem.)
Pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the formic acid series, found in the tar, wax, or paraffine obtained by distilling certain kinds of wood, as the beech.