hydrocarbon wax
1wax — wax1 waxable, adj. waxlike, adj. /waks/, n. 1. Also called beeswax. a solid, yellowish, nonglycerine substance allied to fats and oils, secreted by bees, plastic when warm and melting at about 145°F, variously employed in making candles, models,… …
2Hydrocarbon — Ball and stick model of the methane molecule, CH4. Methane is part of a homologous series known as the alkanes, which contain single bonds only. In organic chemistry, a hydrocarbon is an organic compound consisting entirely of hydrogen and carbon …
3wax — wax1 noun 1》 beeswax. ↘a white translucent material obtained by bleaching and purifying beeswax, used to make candles and polishes. ↘any similar viscous substance, especially a lipid or hydrocarbon. 2》 informal used in reference to… …
4wax — I = paraffin A translucent, white, solid hydrocarbon with a low melting point. One use is as an embedding medium to support tissue for sectioning for light microscopy observation. II Water insoluble esters of long chain acids with long chain… …
5montan wax — [män′tan] n. [< L montanus, of a mountain (see MOUNTAIN) + WAX1] a brown or whitish hydrocarbon wax extracted from lignite and peat, and used in making candles, polishes, etc …
6mon|tan wax — «MON tan», a dark brown hydrocarbon wax extracted from various lignites and peat, used especially in making polishes, candles, and carbon paper. ╂[apparently < German Montan < Latin montānus mountain] …
7Renaissance Wax — is a brand of wax polish that is widely encountered in antique restoration and museum curation. Although not appropriate for all materials, it is known to and used by almost every collection. It is also used as a primary finish for cabinetry and… …
8Epicuticular wax — In botany, the plant cuticle is covered by epicuticular wax mainly consistingof straight chain aliphatic hydrocarbons with a variety of substituted groups. Commonexamples are paraffins in leaves of peas and cabbages, alkyl esters in leaves of… …
9paraffin wax — paraffin in its solid state. [1870 75] * * * ▪ chemical compound colourless or white, somewhat translucent, hard wax consisting of a mixture of solid straight chain hydrocarbons ranging in melting point from about 48° to 66° C (120° to 150° …
10Candelilla wax — is a wax derived from the leaves of the small Candelilla shrub native to northern Mexico and the southwestern United States, Euphorbia cerifera and Euphorbia antisyphilitica , from the family Euphorbiaceae . It is yellowish brown, hard, brittle… …
