a brown or whitish hydrocarbon wax extracted from lignite and peat, and used in making candles, polishes, etc.
Origin of montan wax
from Classical Latin montanus, of a mountain (see mountain) + waxmontan wax
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montan wax
noun
A hard white wax obtained from lignite and used in the manufacture of polishes, paints, and phonograph records.
Origin of montan wax
From Latin montānus montane ; see montane .THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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