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Chinese wax

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Chinese wax, treewax [ˈtriːˌwæks]
n
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a yellowish wax secreted by an oriental scale insect, Ceroplastes ceriferus, and used commercially


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Table 2: Exotic Natural Waxes Common Name INCI or Botanical Name Apple wax Pyrus malus Bayberry (Myrtle) wax Myrica cerifera Chinese wax Fraxinus chinensis Chinese Tallow wax Sapium sebiferum Esparto wax Stipa tenacissim Ilex Wax Ilex paraguariensis Japan wax Cotinus Coggygria Orange Peel wax Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Wax Ouricouri wax Syagrus coronata Rice Bran wax Oryza sativa Sugar Cane wax Saccharum spp.
 
 
 
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