Chinese wax

American  

noun

1. a white to yellowish-white, gelatinous, water-insoluble substance obtained from the wax secreted by certain insects, especially a Chinese scale (Ericerus pela ): used chiefly in the manufacture of polishes, sizes, and candles.

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Chinese wax British  

/ ˈtriːˌwæks /

noun

1. a yellowish wax secreted by an oriental scale insect, Ceroplastes ceriferus, and used commercially

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Example Sentences

White′-wax, bleached beeswax: Chinese wax, or pela; White′-wine, any wine of clear transparent colour, as hock, &c.;

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various