Cetyl

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cetyl \Ce"tyl\, n. [Gr. ? whale + -yl.] (Chem.)
     A radical, {C16H33}, not yet isolated, but supposed to exist
     in a series of compounds homologous with the ethyl compounds,
     and derived from spermaceti.
     [1913 Webster]