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Palm wax

palm wax --> carnauba wax

A wax obtained from the Brazilian wax palm, Copernica cerifera; used in pharmaceuticals to coat medicaments in sustained release preparations and surfaces of tablets; used in waxes for wood and metal.

Synonym: brazil wax, palm wax.


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