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beeswax

[beez-waks] / ˈbizˌwæks /


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Some birds lead humans to bees' nests in exchange for access to beeswax.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 20, 2026

She is painted in encaustic, a beeswax medium that is very difficult to work with.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026

The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at Shakespeare's Globe is London's only indoor candlelit theatre, and glows with more than 100 beeswax candles.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2025

Nara Smith, for example, calls for beef tallow and beeswax in a recipe for her homemade moisturizer.

From Salon ● Jan. 25, 2025

I carved a massive cake of beeswax into bits and rolled them in my hands until they softened— no long task, for a burning heat came down from Helios, lord of high noon.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer




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