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carnauba wax

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables
car-nauba wax
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A yellow-brown wax obtained from the leaves of the Brazilian carnauba palm (Copernicia prunifera); used in cosmetics, polishes etc.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

carnauba waxes (plural)

Synonyms

E903 when used as a glazing agent carnauba

Questions

What does carnauba wax mean?
A yellow-brown wax obtained from the leaves of the Brazilian carnauba palm (Copernicia prunifera); used in cosmetics, polishes etc.

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