Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

white wax

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.91 in modern English

Syllables
white wax
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of beeswax, when purified or bleached to a white color, particularly for candles or medicine.

Archaic; Uncountable

noun

Synonym of Chinese wax.

Uncountable

Etymology

In reference to Chinese wax, a calque of Chinese 白蠟 /白蜡 (báilà, “white wax”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

whitewax (alternative)

Phrases

white wax tree

Synonyms

beeswax when purified or bleached to a white color particularly for candles or medicine Chinese wax

Questions

What does white wax mean?
Synonym of beeswax, when purified or bleached to a white color, particularly for candles or medicine.
Where does white wax come from?
It is traced to Chinese.

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