Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

japan tallow

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

Syllables: japan -tal-low
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of Japan wax.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Japan tallow and beeswax were mixed in various proportions and the melting points, solidifying points and densities of the mixtures observed."
"France imports annually from Japan considerable quantities of Japan tallow, derived from the fruits of Rhus succedanea."
"In place of traditional methods in which materials such as gesso, yellow ocher, powdered earth, liquid glue, and Japan tallow were used to obtain a gloss, and transparent lacquer was rubbed into the wood to protect it, materials such as artificially produced varoids and lacquer came into widespread use."

Etymology

Based on the (more common) name Japan wax, this term was coined because the substance is not actually a wax.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Japan tallows (plural)

Synonyms

Japan wax

Questions

What does japan tallow mean?: Synonym of Japan wax.
Where does japan tallow come from?: Based on the (more common) name Japan wax, this term was coined because the substance is not actually a wax.

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