Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The name given to that portion of beeswax (from 70 to 80 per cent. of the whole) which is soluble in alcohol.
- noun A waxy substance extracted from grated cork by digestion in alcohol.
- noun An ore of cerium, a variety of the mineral allanite.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A waxy substance extracted by alcohol or ether from cork; sometimes applied also to the portion of beeswax which is soluble in alcohol.
- noun (Min.) A variety of the mineral
allanite .
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- noun obsolete
beeswax
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