yellow wax n a wax obtained as a yellow to brown solid by melting a honeycomb with boiling water, straining, and cooling and used esp. in polishes, modeling, ointments, and making patterns called also beeswax, cera flava
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[NF] the purified wax from the honeycomb of the bee Apis mellifera; used as a stiffening agent in pharmaceutical preparations. Called also beeswax.Medical dictionary. 2011.