- vegetable wax
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a wax, or a substance resembling wax, obtained from various plants, as the wax palm.[1805-15]
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vegetable wax
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Vegetable wax — Vegetable Veg e*ta*ble, a. [F. v[ e]g[ e]table growing, capable of growing, formerly also, as a noun, a vegetable, from L. vegetabilis enlivening, from vegetare to enliven, invigorate, quicken, vegetus enlivened, vigorous, active, vegere to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vegetable wax — n. any of various waxes found on the leaves, stems, or fruits of some plants … English World dictionary
vegetable wax — noun a waxy substance obtained from plants (especially from the trunks of certain palms) • Hypernyms: ↑wax * * * noun : a waxy product (as Japan wax) that is secreted by various plants commonly in thin flakes by the walls of the epidermal cells… … Useful english dictionary
vegetable wax — augaliniai vaškai statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Augaliniai aukštesniųjų alkoholių ir riebalų rūgščių esteriai, vieni lipidų. atitikmenys: angl. vegetable wax rus. растительные воски … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
vegetable wax — veg′etable wax n. a wax, or a substance resembling wax, obtained from various plants, as the wax palm • Etymology: 1805–15 … From formal English to slang
vegetable wax — /ˈvɛdʒtəbəl wæks/ (say vejtuhbuhl waks) noun a wax or waxlike substance obtained from various plants, as the wax palm …
vegetable wax — noun Date: 1815 a wax of plant origin secreted commonly in thin flakes by the walls of epidermal cells … New Collegiate Dictionary
vegetable wax — a waxy substance, resembling beeswax, derived from various vegetable sources … Medical dictionary
Wax — Wax, n. [AS. weax; akin to OFries. wax, D. was, G. wachs, OHG. wahs, Icel. & Sw. vax, Dan. vox, Lith. vaszkas, Russ. vosk .] [1913 Webster] 1. A fatty, solid substance, produced by bees, and employed by them in the construction of their comb;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wax cloth — Wax Wax, n. [AS. weax; akin to OFries. wax, D. was, G. wachs, OHG. wahs, Icel. & Sw. vax, Dan. vox, Lith. vaszkas, Russ. vosk .] [1913 Webster] 1. A fatty, solid substance, produced by bees, and employed by them in the construction of their comb; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
