Ō'zo-cē'rīte, n.

n. [Gr. ὄζειν, to smell, and κηρός, wax.] (Min.) A substance like a resinous wax in consistency and translucency, having a weak bituminous odor, found in Moldavia, and elsewhere, in connection with rock salt and coal. It has been made into candles. Called also mineral wax. Ure.