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Carotin vs Cerotin - What's the difference?

carotin | cerotin |

In organic compound|lang=en terms the difference between carotin and cerotin

is that carotin is (organic compound) a red crystallizable tasteless substance extracted from the carrot while cerotin is (organic compound) a white crystalline substance, c27h55oh, obtained from chinese wax, and regarded as an alcohol of the marsh gas series; cerotic alcohol; ceryl alcohol.

As nouns the difference between carotin and cerotin

is that carotin is (organic compound) a red crystallizable tasteless substance extracted from the carrot while cerotin is (organic compound) a white crystalline substance, c27h55oh, obtained from chinese wax, and regarded as an alcohol of the marsh gas series; cerotic alcohol; ceryl alcohol.

carotin

English

Noun

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  • (organic compound) A red crystallizable tasteless substance extracted from the carrot.
    • (Webster 1913)

    cerotin

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (organic compound) A white crystalline substance, C27H55.OH, obtained from Chinese wax, and regarded as an alcohol of the marsh gas series; cerotic alcohol; ceryl alcohol.
    • (Webster 1913)