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Japan waxes

Japan waxes is the plural of Japan wax.

Meaning of Japan wax

Noun

Japan wax (countable and uncountable, plural Japan waxes)

  1. A yellowish fat obtained by refining the protective coat from the berries of various Asian sumacs of the genus Toxicodendron.
    • Of recent years Japan wax is an important article of commerce, and it was while examining a lot of several carloads some time ago that the though occurred to me why cannot it be used pharmaceutically?1899 June, Robert C. Purcell, “Japan Wax as a Substitute of Beeswax in Ointments and Cerates”, in Merck Report, volume 8, page 257
    Synonyms:
    sumac wax

Questions about Japan waxes

What is Japan waxes the plural of?
Japan waxes is the plural of Japan wax.

Words near Japan waxes in the dictionary

  1. Japan tree lilac
  2. Japan tree lilacs
  3. Japan varnish
  4. Japan varnishes
  5. Japan wax
  6. Japan waxes
  7. Japanazi
  8. Japanazis
  9. Japandering
  10. Japandi
  11. japaned

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