| 单词 | wool-wax |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswool-wax wool-wax n. (a) = suint n.; (b) = lanolin n. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > wool > [noun] > oily matter in yolkiness1807 grease1835 wool-fat1875 wool-grease1875 wool-wax1911 the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines of specific form > ointments, etc. > [noun] > ointment > specific eye salveeOE diachylon1313 populeona1398 euphorbinec1400 marciaton?a1425 nerval?c1450 basilicon?1541 pilgrim-salvec1580 nerve oil1592 apostles' ointment1721 blue ointment1721 yellow basilicon1746 Kalydor1824 blue butter1838 Holloway's ointment1838 lip balm1853 chapstick1891 wool-wax1911 barrier cream1950 1911 Encycl. Brit. XX. 51/2 An exceptional position [among animal waxes] is occupied by wool wax, the main constituent of the natural wool fat which covers the hair of sheep... Wool fat is now being purified on a large scale and brought into commerce, under the name of lanolin, as an ointment. 1943 Thorpe's Dict. Appl. Chem. (ed. 4) VI. 135/2 Wool grease (wool fat..) is the crude mixture of wool wax and fatty acids recovered from the soapy liquor used for the scouring of raw wool. 1943 Thorpe's Dict. Appl. Chem. (ed. 4) VI. 135/2 Crude wool grease is used as a lubricant..; some is refined for use as ‘lanolin’ (pure wool wax) in..cosmetics,..rust preventives, etc. 1954 C. J. Boner Lubricating Greases iv. 149 Wool wax is ordinarily sold under the name of degras or wool grease. 1956 Nature 10 Mar. 470/1 Further work was carried out..on the formation of polyacrylonitrile in wool and on suint and wool wax. 1964 N. G. Clark Mod. Org. Chem. xvii. 340 Wool wax occurs to the extent of 20 to 30 per cent in raw sheep's wool. 1966 R. J. Gettens & G. L. Stout Painting Materials 81 Wool Wax..is the natural grease from the fleece of sheep. < as lemmas |
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