"candle wax" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: candle waxes [plural], candlewax [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} candle wax (countable and uncountable, plural candle waxes)
  1. Any material, such as stearin or tallow, used to make the body of candles Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (any material used to make the body of candles): espelma [feminine] (Asturian), kaarsvet [neuter] (Dutch), Kerzenwachs [neuter] (German), céir choinnle [feminine] (Irish), stearin [neuter, usually] (Swedish), ljusvax [neuter] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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