beeswax

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈbizwæks/

Noun

beeswax

1. A wax secreted by bees from which they make honeycomb; or, the processed form of this wax used in the manufacture of various goods.
2. (colloquial, mildly, humorous) “Business”, as in such phrases as mind your own beeswax and none of your beeswax.

Synonyms

• E901 (when used as a glazing agent)

Translations

• French: cire d'abeille
• German: Bienenwachs
• Italian: cera d'api
• Portuguese: cera de abelha
• Russian: пчели́ный воск
• Spanish: cera de abeja

Verb

beeswax (beeswaxes, present participle beeswaxing; past and past participle beeswaxed)

1. (transitive) To polish with beeswax.

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