white wax

noun

1. a yellowish-white, somewhat translucent, tasteless solid, prepared by bleaching beeswax, used chiefly in pharmacy.

Word History and Origins

Origin of white wax¹

First recorded in 1535–45

Example Sentences

At the Queen's ball, on Sunday, seven hundred and sixty-three candles of white wax were burned.

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The cement usually recommended for attaching the cork to the glass is composed of equal parts of white wax and resin.

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Under a glass French clock dome, large bouquet of stiff flowers done in corpsy-white wax.

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Prepare a sterile hanging-drop slide, and smear hard vaseline or melted white wax on the rim of the metal cell.

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Extract of Belladonna forty-seven grains,—Extract of Strammonium fifteen grains,—white wax one ounce,—oil of lemons twelve drops.

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