MINERAL WAX

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A waxy mineral that is a mixture of hydrocarbons and occurs in association with petroleum; some varieties are used in making ceresin and candles

Synonyms:

ader wax; earth wax; mineral wax; ozocerite; ozokerite

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("mineral wax" is a kind of...):

mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)

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