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Webster 1913 Edition

ozocerite

oˊzo-ce′rite

(ōˊzō̍-sē′rīt)

,

Noun.

[Gr.

ὄζειν

to smell +

κηρόσ

wax.]

(Min.)

A waxlike mineral resin; – sometimes called

native paraffin

, and

mineral wax

.

Definition 2024

ozocerite

ozocerite

English

Noun

ozocerite ‎(plural ozocerites)

(mineralogy) A dark waxy mineral, found associated with petroleum in some sandstones, used to make polishes.