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BRAZIL WAX [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-08-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Food Additives
- Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- carnauba wax
1, record 1, English, carnauba%20wax
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Brazil wax 1, record 1, English, Brazil%20wax
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An exudate from the pores of the leaves of the Brazilian wax palm tree (Copernicia prunifera). (Muell.) H.E. Moore (Copernicia cerifera (Arruda da Camara) Mart.), Palmae. 2, record 1, English, - carnauba%20wax
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Carnauba wax [is used as a] candy glaze and polish [,] in cosmetic materials such as depilatories and deodorant sticks; in the last stage in tablet coating. 3, record 1, English, - carnauba%20wax
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Carnauba wax. ... Used in coating drugs and polishing candy, as well as in cosmetology and the manufacture of varnishes. 3, record 1, English, - carnauba%20wax
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Save for the Merck Index, all authors mention "Copernicia cerifera" as source of carnauba wax. 4, record 1, English, - carnauba%20wax
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Additifs alimentaires
- Peintures et vernis (Industries)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cire de carnauba
1, record 1, French, cire%20de%20carnauba
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cire de carnaubeira 2, record 1, French, cire%20de%20carnaubeira
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cire fournie par un palmier du Brésil (Copernicia cerifera), dont elle constitue le revêtement foliaire. (Elle est utilisée pour la fabrication de vernis et cirages et l'enrobage de médicaments.) 3, record 1, French, - cire%20de%20carnauba
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cire de carnauba. [...] On l'emploie pour l'enrobage de médicaments, le polissage des bonbons [...] et en cosmétologie. 2, record 1, French, - cire%20de%20carnauba
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Aditivos alimentarios
- Pinturas y barnices (Industrias)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cera de carnauba
1, record 1, Spanish, cera%20de%20carnauba
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- cera de ceará 2, record 1, Spanish, cera%20de%20cear%C3%A1
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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