Insect wax

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Description

A general name for waxes that are produced by insects.

See beeswax, wax lac wax, bush creosote lac wax, and insect wax Chinese insect wax.

Synonyms and Related Terms

cera de insectos (Esp.); cera cinese (It); cera d'insetti (It); spermaceti vegetale (It)

Comparisons

Properties of Natural Waxes


Authority

  • Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982

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