an oil obtained from wax by distillation, occurring as a butter-like solid; also called wax butter.
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > extracted or refined oil > [noun] > oil from wax (5) butter of wax1662 an oil obtained from wax by distillation, occurring as a butter-like solid; also called wax butter. cerin1850 ‘A name applied by John to the portion of beeswax which is readily soluble in alcohol; according to Brodie…merely impure cerotic acid’. wax-oil1852 (see quot.). mahua oil1854 mahua butter1889 |
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