mineral wax
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of mineral wax
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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Like the French maker’s popular Baies fragrance, it smells of berries and rose, and it is made with a blend of vegetable and mineral wax.
From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2022
On the opposite side of the Caspian there are great cliffs of mineral wax such as is obtained from petroleum and used extensively in the manufacture of paraffin candles.
From Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania by Gilson, Jewett Castello
From mineral wax of good quality about 70 per cent. of white ceresine is obtained.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 401, September 8, 1883 by Various
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