- ozocerite,
archaically referred to as
earthwax or
earth wax, is a
naturally occurring odoriferous mineral wax or
paraffin found in many localities.
Lacking a...
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Waxes are a
diverse class of
organic compounds that are lipophilic,
malleable solids near
ambient temperatures. They
include higher alkanes and lipids...
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wax play).
Candle additives such as dye, oils, and
scents may
increase the
melting point. The
melting point of
wax can be
lowered by
adding mineral oil...
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Central Asia, Himalaya,
Pamir and Altai), asphalt,
mineral pitch, Jew's pitch, slag or
mineral wax (in English),
silajita or
silajatu (in Bengali), hajarul-Musa...
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Sealing wax is a
wax material of a seal which,
after melting,
hardens quickly (to paper, parchment,
ribbons and wire, and
other material),
forming a bond...
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Idrialin is a
mineral wax which can be
distilled from the
mineral idrialite.
According to G.
Goldschmidt of the
Chemical Society of London, it can be...
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shale oil
obtained from the
destructive distillation of
cannel coal,
mineral wax, or
bituminous shale, once used
widely for illumination.
Chemically similar...
- stone'). It got this name
because people historically believed the
mineral waxed and
waned with the
cycles of the Moon. The main
distinguishing characteristics...
- at Zietrisika, Moldavia. Newberry,
Spencer R. (22
March 1879). "Utah
Mineral Wax".
Engineering and
Mining Journal. 27 (12): 199.
Retrieved 6 February...
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general rubbish. The
wax may be
clarified further by
heating in water. As with
petroleum waxes, it may be
softened by
dilution with
mineral oil or vegetable...
