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carnauba wax
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | carnauba wax - hard yellowish to brownish wax from leaves of the carnauba palm used especially in floor waxes and polishescarnaubacarnauba palm, Copernicia cerifera, Copernicia prunifera, wax palm, carnauba - Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish waxwax - any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water |
Translationscarnauba wax
carnauba wax[kār′nȯ·bə ′waks] (materials) The hardest natural wax, having a melting point of 85°C, exuded from the leaves of the carnauba palm (Carnauba cerifera); used for insulating purposes and in making candles, shoe polish, high-luster wax, varnishes, phonograph records, and surface coating of automobiles. Also known as Brazil wax. carnauba waxA hard, high-melting-point wax; used in wood polishes and coatings to produce a matte finish.carnauba wax
car·nau·ba waxa wax obtained from the Brazilian wax palm, Copernica cerifera; used in pharmaceuticals to coat medicaments in sustained-release preparations and surfaces of tablets; used in waxes for wood and metal. Synonym(s): Brazil wax, palm waxcar·nau·ba wax (kahr-nawbă waks) Wax used in pharmaceuticals and in dentistry. AcronymsSeecold warcarnauba wax
Synonyms for carnauba waxnoun hard yellowish to brownish wax from leaves of the carnauba palm used especially in floor waxes and polishesSynonymsRelated Words- carnauba palm
- Copernicia cerifera
- Copernicia prunifera
- wax palm
- carnauba
- wax
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