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Wax > Beeswax

Preferred term

Beeswax  

Definition

  • Natural wax produced by bees as a by-product of honey production; used chiefly in polish, candles, encaustic, leather dressing, adhesive, cosmetics, as a protective coating for etching, and occasionally to modify paint. [AAT]

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Entry terms

  • Bees-wax

Notation

  • 122569

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-CS76JP90-F

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