Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Cerin \Ce"rin\, n. [L. cera wax + -in: cf. L. cerinus
   wax-colored.]
   1. (Chem.) 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. (Min.) A variety of the mineral allanite.