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white wax

white wax noun: synonym of beeswax, when purified or bleached to a white color, particularly for candles or medicine.

Noun

white wax (uncountable)

  1. (archaic, historical) Synonym of beeswax, when purified or bleached to a white color, particularly for candles or medicine.
    Synonyms:
    beeswax, when purified or bleached to a white color, particularly for candles or medicine
  2. Synonym of Chinese wax.
    Synonyms:
    Chinese wax

Synonyms of white wax

  • beeswax
  • when purified or bleached to a white color
  • particularly for candles or medicine
  • Chinese wax

Forms of white wax

alternative formwhitewax

Origin of white wax

In reference to Chinese wax, a calque of Chinese 白蠟 /白蜡 (báilà, “white wax”).

Words formed from white wax

  • white wax tree

Questions about white wax

What does white wax mean?
White wax means synonym of beeswax, when purified or bleached to a white color, particularly for candles or medicine.
What part of speech is white wax?
White wax is a noun.

Words near white wax in the dictionary

  1. white walnuts
  2. white water
  3. white water lilies
  4. white water lily
  5. white water rafting
  6. white wax
  7. white wedding
  8. white weddings
  9. white week
  10. white weeks
  11. white whale

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