单词 | candelilla wax |
释义 | candelilla waxn. A vegetable product obtained from various American shrubs, esp. of the genus Euphorbia, prepared for some special purpose in the arts, dentistry, etc. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > waxy materials > [noun] > derived from plants > specific myrtle wax1700 piney tallow1843 Japanese wax1859 Japan wax1859 myrica wax1862 myrtle-berry wax1888 berry wax1897 candelilla wax1909 1909 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts 25 June 664/2 Moulded into phonograph records, the candelilla wax will register the sounds perfectly. 1910 Jrnl. Industr. & Engin. Chem. 2 203/2 Candelilla wax..is found coating the entire surface of a plant that grows wild in the semi-arid regions of northern Mexico and southern Texas. 1951 R. Mayer Artist's Handbk. (new ed.) ix. 285 Candelilla Wax..obtained from a weed native to Texas and Mexico..is next in hardness to carnauba, and finds a use in industry as a cheaper substitute for it. 1961 J. N. Anderson Appl. Dental Materials (ed. 2) xv. 134 Candelilla wax is..light brown in colour. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < n.1909 |
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