ozocerite noun. [ǝʊ'zɒsǝrʌɪt, ǝʊzǝ'sɪǝrʌɪt] Also (earlier) ozokerite [-'zɒk-, -zǝ'kɪǝr-]. M19.
[German Ozokerit, from Greek ozein to smell + kēros beeswax: see -ITE¹.]
Mineralogy. A brown or black natural paraffin wax occurring in some bituminous shales and sandstones and formerly used to make candles, polishes, electrical insulators, etc.

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