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insect wax

noun Chemistry.

Chinese wax.

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Nearby words

  1. inscrutability,
  2. inscrutable,
  3. insculp,
  4. inseam,
  5. insect,
  6. insecta,
  7. insectarium,
  8. insectary,
  9. insecticide,
  10. insecticides

Origin of insect wax

First recorded in 1850–55
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