Ozokerite /ˈɒzəˌkɛraɪt/– mountain wax (from the Greek ozo – smell and keros – wax * a. ozokerite, mineral wax; n. ozokerit; f. ozokerite, ozocerite, cire minerale, paraffine fossile; i. osocerita), – mineral substance, natural mixture solid hydrocarbons of the paraffin series (CnH2n+2) with liquid petroleum oils and resinous substances.