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Chinese wax is a white to yellowish-white, gelatinous, crystalline water-insoluble substance obtained from the wax secreted by certain insects. It may...

lucidum, the broad-leaf privet, Chinese privet, glossy privet, tree privet or wax-leaf privet, is a species of flowering plant in the olive family Oleaceae...

paraffin. Un-dyed, unscented paraffin candles are odorless and bluish-white. Paraffin wax was first created by Carl Reichenbach in Germany in 1830 and marked...

A candle is an ignitable wick embedded in wax, or another flammable solid substance such as tallow, that provides light, and in some cases, a fragrance...

Waxes are a diverse class of organic compounds that are lipophilic, malleable solids near ambient temperatures. They include higher alkanes and lipids...

Sealing wax is a wax material of a seal which, after melting, hardens quickly (to paper, parchment, ribbons and wire, and other material), forming a bond...

Benincasa hispida, the wax gourd, also called ash gourd, white gourd, winter gourd, winter melon, tallow gourd, ash pumpkin, Chinese preserving melon...

known as cera alba) is a natural wax produced by honey bees of the genus Apis. The wax is formed into scales by eight wax-producing glands in the abdominal...

Castor wax, also called hydrogenated castor oil, is an opaque, white vegetable wax. It is produced by the hydrogenation of pure castor oil often in the...

Microcrystalline waxes are a type of wax produced by de-oiling petrolatum, as part of the petroleum refining process. In contrast to the more familiar paraffin wax which...

National Formulary. Emulsifying wax is created when a wax material (either a vegetable wax of some kind or a petroleum-based wax) is treated with a detergent...

Renaissance Wax is a brand of microcrystalline wax polish used in antique restoration and museum conservation around the world. Commonly used to polish...

Prasinalia imperialis, the algodones white wax jewel beetle, is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is endemic to the...

in the tropics. Common names in English include wax apple, Java apple, Semarang rose-apple, and wax jambu. Syzygium samarangense is a tropical tree growing...

CH3(CH2)19CH3. It is the straight chain, saturated C21 hydrocarbon. It is a white wax. Heneicosane is used as a pheromone by the queen or king termites in the...

in logo-stamped foil or plain white wax paper (depending on the location). Each individual candy piece has an outer white coating (the same for most flavors)...

often this is hard to tell though because they are covered in a powdery white wax (Blog, 2018). The adult females have 3 pairs of les and with it being...

Montan wax, also known as lignite wax or OP wax, is a hard wax obtained by solvent extraction of certain types of lignite or brown coal. Commercially...

the first major-studio black-and-white 3D feature and premiered two days before House of Wax. In 1971, House of Wax was re-released to theaters in 3D...

generic name composed of the Greek words: kèròs = "wax" and xγlon = "wood", in reference to the thick white wax found on the trunks. quindiuense: geographical...