A waxy substance found in certain plants and used historically in making candles and other products.
From Latin cera (wax) + the suffix -in, used to denote substances derived from or related to a parent compound. This is a scientific nomenclature pattern.
Cerin is one of several plant waxes that humans discovered could be extracted and used—it's part of the chemical toolkit that kept us well-lit before electricity!
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