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== Description == | == Description == | ||
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Beeswax whose color has been lighten by exposure to light and air or with chemicals ([[ozone]], [[hydrogen peroxide]], [[calcium%20hypochlorite|chlorine]], [[potassium dichromate]], [[potassium permanganate]], etc.). Bleached beeswax is usually more dense and brittle than unrefined wax. | Beeswax whose color has been lighten by exposure to light and air or with chemicals ([[ozone]], [[hydrogen peroxide]], [[calcium%20hypochlorite|chlorine]], [[potassium dichromate]], [[potassium permanganate]], etc.). Bleached beeswax is usually more dense and brittle than unrefined wax. | ||
See also [[beeswax]]. | See also [[beeswax]]. | ||
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== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
| − | + | white beeswax; white wax; cera alba; cera de abejas blanqueada (Esp.); cera alba (Esp.); cire d'abeille blanche (Fr.); cera d'api decolorata (It) | |
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* R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, ''Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia'', Dover Publications, New York, 1966 | * R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, ''Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia'', Dover Publications, New York, 1966 | ||
Latest revision as of 14:58, 8 May 2022
Description
Beeswax whose color has been lighten by exposure to light and air or with chemicals (Ozone, Hydrogen peroxide, chlorine, Potassium dichromate, Potassium permanganate, etc.). Bleached beeswax is usually more dense and brittle than unrefined wax.
See also Beeswax.
Synonyms and Related Terms
white beeswax; white wax; cera alba; cera de abejas blanqueada (Esp.); cera alba (Esp.); cire d'abeille blanche (Fr.); cera d'api decolorata (It)
Resources and Citations
- R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia, Dover Publications, New York, 1966
- The Dictionary of Art, Grove's Dictionaries Inc., New York, 1996 Comment: C.Harley "Wax"
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000