# methal

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A white waxy substance, found in small quantities in spermaceti as an ethereal salt of several fatty acids, and regarded as an alcohol of the methane series.

## Etymology
Blend of myristic + ether + alcohol.

## Source
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