| 释义 |
mon·tan wax
\ˈmän.ˌtan-\ noun
Etymology: Latin montanus of a mountain — more at mountain
: a hard brittle high-melting mineral wax that is brown when crude but yellow to white after refining, that is obtained usually from lignites by extraction with solvents, and that is used chiefly in polishes, carbon paper, and insulating compositions |