Chinese wax
noun
: a white or yellowish white crystalline wax resembling spermaceti but harder, more friable, and higher melting that is deposited on certain trees by a scale (Ceroplastes ceriferus) common in China and India or a related scale (Ericerus pela) of China and Japan and is used chiefly for making candles, polishing materials, and sizes for paper
called also Chinese insect wax, insect wax
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“Chinese wax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Chinese%20wax. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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