ozocerite
a waxlike mineral resin; mineral wax.
Origin of ozocerite
1- Also o·zo·ke·rite [oh-zoh-kuh-rahyt, oh-zoh-keer-ahyt]. /oʊˈzoʊ kəˌraɪt, ˌoʊ zoʊˈkɪər aɪt/.
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How to use ozocerite in a sentence
One condenser made of paper boiled in ozokerite took an abnormally large current and heated rapidly.
The ozokerite is embedded in a very stiff blue clay for a depth of several hundred feet; below, it is interlaid with rock.
The ozokerite is taken to a crude furnace, and put into a common cast iron kettle, and melted.
The thickest layer of ozokerite found is about eighteen inches, and this layer or pocket was a great curiosity.
A deposit of white ozokerite occurs on the top of the Apennine Mountains, in Italy, of which a specimen is here exhibited.
British Dictionary definitions for ozocerite
ozokerite
/ (əʊˈzəʊkəˌraɪt) /
a brown or greyish wax that occurs associated with petroleum and is used for making candles and wax paper: Also called: earth wax, mineral wax
Origin of ozocerite
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