ader wax

1. 1.

   a waxy mineral that is a mixture of hydrocarbons and occurs in association with petroleum; some varieties are used in making ceresin and candles

   Synonymsearth waxmineral waxozokeriteozocerite

   Broadermineral

Questions about ader wax

What does ader wax mean?

ader wax means "a waxy mineral that is a mixture of hydrocarbons and occurs in association with petroleum; some varieties are used in making ceresin and candles".

What is another word for ader wax?

Close synonyms include earth wax, mineral wax, ozokerite, ozocerite. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ader wax a common word?

ader wax is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.