Chem. [f. L. cēra wax + OLEIN.] A soft substance containing carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, obtained by treating beeswax with boiling alcohol.
1861. Hulme, trans. Moquin-Tandon, II. III. 210.
1876. Harley, Mat. Med., 793. Cerolein forms about 5 per cent. of wax, and gives to it the appropriate colour and odour.
