"wax point" meaning in All languages combined

See wax point on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: wax points [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} wax point (plural wax points)
  1. (petrochemistry) The temperature below which a hydrocarbon fuel such as kerosene ceases to flow freely due to components of the fuel freezing into solid waxes.

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