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Meaning of "ozocerite" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD OZOCERITE

From German Ozokerit, from Greek ozein to smell + kēros beeswax.
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PRONUNCIATION OF OZOCERITE

ozocerite  [əʊˈzəʊkəˌraɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OZOCERITE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ozocerite is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OZOCERITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

ozocerite

Ozokerite

Ozokerite or ozocerite, archaically referred to as earthwax or earth wax, is a naturally occurring odoriferous mineral wax or paraffin found in many localities.

Definition of ozocerite in the English dictionary

The definition of ozocerite in the dictionary is 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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OZOCERITE


anchorite
ˈæŋkəˌraɪt
ankerite
ˈæŋkəˌraɪt
cassiterite
kəˈsɪtəˌraɪt
cordierite
ˈkɔːdɪəˌraɪt
diorite
ˈdaɪəˌraɪt
dolerite
ˈdɒləˌraɪt
evaporite
ɪˈvæpəˌraɪt
forsterite
ˈfɔːstəˌraɪt
granodiorite
ˌɡrænəʊˈdaɪəˌraɪt
Himyarite
ˈhɪmjəˌraɪt
laterite
ˈlætəˌraɪt
margarite
ˈmɑːɡəˌraɪt
meteorite
ˈmiːtɪəˌraɪt
Minorite
ˈmaɪnəˌraɪt
ozokerite
əʊˈzəʊkəˌraɪt
siderite
ˈsaɪdəˌraɪt
sphalerite
ˈsfæləˌraɪt
sybarite
ˈsɪbəˌraɪt
Thatcherite
ˈθætʃəˌraɪt
underwrite
ˈʊndəˌraɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OZOCERITE

ozokerite
ozonate
ozonation
ozone
ozone depletion
ozone hole
ozone layer
ozone screen
ozone shield
ozone-friendly
ozone-safe
ozonic
ozonide
ozoniferous
ozonisation
ozonise
ozoniser
ozonization
ozonize

WORDS THAT END LIKE OZOCERITE

aerosiderite
calaverite
cerite
dopplerite
favourite
Fourierite
geyserite
guerite
Hutterite
kieserite
marguerite
millerite
nerite
preterite
rensselaerite
sclerite
sombrerite
sphaerite
sphaerosiderite
witherite
yperite

Synonyms and antonyms of ozocerite in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ozocerite» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OZOCERITE

Find out the translation of ozocerite to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ozocerite from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ozocerite» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

地蜡
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ozocerita
570 millions of speakers

English

ozocerite
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ozocerite
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأوزوكريت الشمع المعدني
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

озокерит
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ozocerite
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ozocerite
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ozocérite
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ozocerite
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ozokerit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

オゾケライト
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

ozocerite
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ozocerite
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ozocerite
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ozocerite
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ओझोकार्इट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ozocerite
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Ozocerite
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ozokeryt
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

озокерит
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Ozokerit
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

οζοκηρίτης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ozokeriet
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ozokerit
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Fjell voks
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ozocerite

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OZOCERITE»

The term «ozocerite» is regularly used and occupies the 92.064 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OZOCERITE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ozocerite» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ozocerite» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ozocerite

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OZOCERITE»

Discover the use of ozocerite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ozocerite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Complete Technology Book on Wax and Polishes (Reprint)
Compatibility Ozocerite is compatible with all vegetable waxes (in certain proportions); with a large variety of natural and synthetic resins; all animal waxes; glycerides and fatty acids. Uses Ozocerite is widely used in cosmetics (creams, ...
NIIR Board of Consultants & Engineers, 2011
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Handbook of Industrial Hydrocarbon Processes
Crude ozocerite is black; after refining, its color varies from yellow to white. It hardens on aging and the hardness varies according to its source and refinement . Ceresin is a white to yellow waxy mixture of paraffin hydrocarbons obtained by ...
James G. Speight, 2010
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Works of the Cavendish Society: Gmelin, Leopold. Hand-book ...
When the ozocerite from Slanik is triturated and boiled repeatedly with 200 parts of alcohol of sp. gr. 0-814, the portions first dissolved melt at 75° and 78", and are of sp. gr. 0-845 and 0-852 at 20°. After boiling fourteen times the portion ...
Cavendish Society, London, 1871
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The Complete Book on Rubber Chemicals
The properties of montan wax, ozocerite, and ceresin are listed in Table 8. The leading commercial mineral waxes are montan, ozoceite, and to a much lesser extent, ceresin. Montan wax has a major use in the manufacture of carbon paper  ...
NPCS Board of Consultants & Engineers, 2009
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The Year-book of Facts in Science and Art
The author, by several ingenious experiments, proves the identity of the substance from Urpeth with the Ozocerite of Moldavia, and shews their elementary composition to be the same as that of oleriant gas. The ozocerite found in Urpeth ...
John Timbs, Charles W. Vincent, James Mason, 1839
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Petroleum Refining Processes
kerite (ozocerite) has served without notable ambiguity for mineral wax deposits ( Gruse and Stevens, 1960). Ozokerite (ozocerite), from the Greek for odoriferous wax, is a naturally occurring hydrocarbon material composed chiefly of solid ...
James G. Speight, Baki Ozum, 2001
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The Chemistry and Technology of Petroleum, Fifth Edition
The similarity in character of these native products is substantiated by the fact that , with minor exceptions where local names have prevailed, the original term ozokerite (ozocerite) has served without notable ambiguity for mineral wax deposits ...
James G. Speight, 2014
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The Chemistry and Technology of Petroleum, Fourth Edition
The similarity in character of these native products is substantiated by the fact that , with minor exceptions where local names have prevailed, the original term ozokerite (ozocerite) has served without notable ambiguity for mineral wax deposits ...
James G. Speight, 2006
9
Economic Geology: Principles and Practice
Earth wax(ozocerite) is essentially composedof highmolecular paraffins. Earth waxprecipitating from paraffinic petroleum typically clogs pipes and drillholes. Its consistency ranges from a softpaste resembling medicinal salve to a brittlesolid.
Walter L. Pohl, 2011
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Industrial Chemistry
Chinese wax is partly soluble in 95% hot alcohol, while ceresin and ozocerite are insoluble. Ceresin, Chinese wax, Japan wax, montan wax and ozocerite are soluble in benzene, toluene and xylene. Bees wax, Japan wax, ozocerite and ...
B.K Sharma

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OZOCERITE»

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Who killed the music industry?
... and improve upon Thomas Edison's technology, finally settling on a “cardboard cylinder coated in ozocerite (a kind of wax) instead of tin foil, ... «Salon, Dec 12»

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