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• wax — wax1 waxable, adj. waxlike, adj. /waks/, n. 1. Also called beeswax. a solid, yellowish, nonglycerine substance allied to fats and oils, secreted by bees, plastic when warm and melting at about 145°F, variously employed in making candles, models,… …   Universalium

• shellac wax — noun a hard wax separated from shellac by its insolubility in alcohol • Syn: ↑lac wax • Hypernyms: ↑wax * * * noun : a hard wax separated from shellac (as by its insolubility in alcohol) and used chiefly in polishes and insulating materials …   Useful english dictionary

• montan wax — noun Etymology: Latin montanus of a mountain Date: 1908 a hard brittle mineral wax obtained usually from lignites by extraction and used especially in polishes, carbon paper, and insulating compositions …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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