yellow wax


yel·low wax

a yellowish, solid, brittle substance prepared from the honeycomb of the bee, Apis mellifera; the chief constituent is myricin (myricyl palmitate); others are cerotic acid (cerin), melissic acid, heptacosane, and hentriacontane; used in the preparation of ointments, cerates, plasters, and suppositories.

yel·low wax

(yelō waks) Yellowish, solid, brittle substance prepared from the honeycomb of the bee, Apis mellifera; used in the preparation of ointments, cerates, plasters, and suppositories.