Lexicographical Neighbors of Earthwax
Literary usage of Earthwax
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry by Society of Chemical Industry (1884)
"In practice the following combinations have been used : No. 1. earthwax, 2 ;
resin (colophony), 4 ; kauri, 8 ; amber, 5. No. 2. ..."
2. Journal by Chartered Insurance Institute (1905)
"... or earthwax is a mineral product found in Galicia, and two processes are
usually adopted to obtain its commercial products. ..."
3. The International Year Book edited by Frank Moore Colby, Harry Thurston Peck (1902)
"Dwight Timothy, '9S, 275; '99, 279. Dyer, Hemon, '00. 308. Dysentery. '00, 308.
Earthquakes. '98. 276; '99, 280; '00. 308; '01. 252. earthwax. ..."
4. The Manufacture of Varnishes and Kindred Industries: Based on and Including by John Geddes M'Intosh, Achille Livache (1908)
"... (earthwax or Ceresin) is a naturally occurring crude paraffin wax of high
melting-point. Its colour is generally black from bituminous impurities, ..."
5. The Colliery Manager's Handbook: A Comprehensive Treatise on the Laying-out by Caleb Pamely (1898)
"... or earthwax, &c. The persistence of the oil wells in an average yield points
to the probability of its formation almost as fast as it is removed. ..."
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