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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The name given to that portion of beeswax (from 70 to 80 per cent. of the whole) which is soluble in alcohol.
  • noun A waxy substance extracted from grated cork by digestion in alcohol.
  • noun An ore of cerium, a variety of the mineral allanite.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Chem.) A waxy substance extracted by alcohol or ether from cork; sometimes applied also to the portion of beeswax which is soluble in alcohol.
  • noun (Min.) A variety of the mineral allanite.

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  • noun obsolete beeswax

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