beeswax
n . 蜂蜡,蜜蜡
vt . 上蜂蜡
蜂蜡,蜜蜡上蜂蜡
beeswax n 1 :
a yellow to brown wax secreted by honeybees to build honeycombs v 1 :
cover with beeswax ; "
Chris beeswaxed the kitchen table "
Wax \
Wax \,
n . [
AS .
weax ;
akin to OFries .
wax ,
D .
was ,
G .
wachs ,
OHG .
wahs ,
Icel . &
Sw .
vax ,
Dan .
vox ,
Lith .
vaszkas ,
Russ .
vosk '.]
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1 .
A fatty ,
solid substance ,
produced by bees ,
and employed by them in the construction of their comb ; --
usually called {
beeswax }.
It is first excreted ,
from a row of pouches along their sides ,
in the form of scales ,
which ,
being masticated and mixed with saliva ,
become whitened and tenacious .
Its natural color is pale or dull yellow .
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Note :
Beeswax consists essentially of cerotic acid (
constituting the more soluble part )
and of myricyl palmitate (
constituting the less soluble part ).
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2 .
Hence ,
any substance resembling beeswax in consistency or appearance .
Specifically :
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(
a ) (
Physiol .)
Cerumen ,
or earwax .
See {
Cerumen }.
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(
b )
A waxlike composition used for uniting surfaces ,
for excluding air ,
and for other purposes ;
as ,
sealing wax ,
grafting wax ,
etching wax ,
etc .
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(
c )
A waxlike composition used by shoemakers for rubbing their thread .
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(
d ) (
Zool .)
A substance similar to beeswax ,
secreted by several species of scale insects ,
as the Chinese wax .
See {
Wax insect },
below .
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(
e ) (
Bot .)
A waxlike product secreted by certain plants .
See {
Vegetable wax },
under {
Vegetable }.
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(
f ) (
Min .)
A substance ,
somewhat resembling wax ,
found in connection with certain deposits of rock salt and coal ; --
called also mineral wax ,
and ozocerite .
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(
g )
Thick sirup made by boiling down the sap of the sugar maple ,
and then cooling . [
Local U .
S .]
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(
h )
any of numerous substances or mixtures composed predominantly of the longer -
chain saturated hydrocarbons such as the paraffins ,
which are solid at room teperature ,
or their alcohol ,
carboxylic acid ,
or ester derivatives .
[
PJC ]
{
Japanese wax },
a waxlike substance made in Japan from the berries of certain species of {
Rhus },
esp . {
Rhus succedanea }.
{
Mineral wax }. (
Min .)
See {
Wax },
2 (
f ),
above .
{
Wax cloth }.
See {
Waxed cloth },
under {
Waxed }.
{
Wax end }.
See {
Waxed end },
under {
Waxed }.
{
Wax flower },
a flower made of ,
or resembling ,
wax .
{
Wax insect } (
Zool .),
any one of several species of scale insects belonging to the family {
Coccidae },
which secrete from their bodies a waxlike substance ,
especially the Chinese wax insect ({
Coccus Sinensis })
from which a large amount of the commercial Chinese wax is obtained .
Called also {
pela }.
{
Wax light },
a candle or taper of wax .
{
Wax moth } (
Zool .),
a pyralid moth ({
Galleria cereana })
whose larvae feed upon honeycomb ,
and construct silken galleries among the fragments .
The moth has dusky gray wings streaked with brown near the outer edge .
The larva is yellowish white with brownish dots .
Called also {
bee moth }.
{
Wax myrtle }. (
Bot .)
See {
Bayberry }.
{
Wax painting },
a kind of painting practiced by the ancients ,
under the name of encaustic .
The pigments were ground with wax ,
and diluted .
After being applied ,
the wax was melted with hot irons and the color thus fixed .
{
Wax palm }. (
Bot .)
(
a )
A species of palm ({
Ceroxylon Andicola })
native of the Andes ,
the stem of which is covered with a secretion ,
consisting of two thirds resin and one third wax ,
which ,
when melted with a third of fat ,
makes excellent candles .
(
b )
A Brazilian tree ({
Copernicia cerifera })
the young leaves of which are covered with a useful waxy secretion .
{
Wax paper },
paper prepared with a coating of white wax and other ingredients .
{
Wax plant } (
Bot .),
a name given to several plants ,
as :
(
a )
The Indian pipe (
see under {
Indian }).
(
b )
The {
Hoya carnosa },
a climbing plant with polished ,
fleshy leaves .
(
c )
Certain species of {
Begonia }
with similar foliage .
{
Wax tree } (
Bot .)
(
a )
A tree or shrub ({
Ligustrum lucidum })
of China ,
on which certain insects make a thick deposit of a substance resembling white wax .
(
b )
A kind of sumac ({
Rhus succedanea })
of Japan ,
the berries of which yield a sort of wax .
(
c )
A rubiaceous tree ({
Elaeagia utilis })
of New Grenada ,
called by the inhabitants "
arbol del cera ."
{
Wax yellow },
a dull yellow ,
resembling the natural color of beeswax .
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Beeswax \
Bees "
wax `\,
n .
The wax secreted by bees ,
and of which their cells are constructed .
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