Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Cerin

Cerin , noun

[Latin cera wax + -in: compare Latin cerinus wax-colored.]

1.
(Chemistry) A waxy substance extracted by alcohol or ether from cork; sometimes applied also to the portion of beeswax which is soluble in alcohol. — Watts
2.
(Mineralogy) A variety of the mineral allanite.