white wax

American  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of white wax

First recorded in 1535–45

Example Sentences

Officials have not identified the source of the grains of white wax.

From Seattle Times

You could use my White Wax, which will help to soften it and highlight the carvings, or my Gilding Wax to add a little gold or silver.

From Seattle Times

Jensen Tuna said the voluntary recall affects products imported from JK Fish, which is individually packaged in 1-pound clear plastic bags and sold in white wax 20-pound boxes.

From Fox News

She put it down again and found a box of in-case-of-emergency white wax candles, and thrust one into a candlestick.

From Literature

He draws in white wax crayon on paper covered with wet chalkboard gray paint — a favorite wet-dry technique — to creating wobbly spirals, tumbling figure eights and lasso-y loops that suggest an artist working on a tightrope.

From New York Times