1. A waxy mineral that is a mixture of hydrocarbons and occurs in association with petroleum; some varieties are used in making ceresin and candles
   - ader wax, mineral wax, ozokerite, ozocerite

Derived forms: earth waxes

Type of: mineral

• Periploca
• Periploca graeca
• peripteral
• perique
• perirhinal
• periscope
• periscopic
• periselene
• perish
• perishability
• perishable
• perishableness
• perisher
• Perisoreus
• Perisoreus canadensis
• Perisoreus canadensis capitalis
• perisperm
• perissodactyl
• perissodactyl mammal
• Perissodactyla
• peristalsis
• peristaltic
• Peristediinae
• Peristedion
• Peristedion miniatum