1-Hexacosanol /ˌhɛksɪˈkɒsɪnɒl/, also known as ceryl alcohol, is a saturated primary fatty alcohol with a carbon chain length of 26 that is a white waxy solid at room temperature.

It is freely soluble in chloroform and insoluble in water.

It occurs naturally in the epicuticular wax and plant cuticle of many plant species.

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