ozocerite

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ozocerite - 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]

ozocerite - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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]