Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Materials Facet
3. Materials (hierarchy name)
4. materials (substances)
5. [materials by composition]
6. organic material
7. wax
8. [wax by composition or origin]

Narrower term/s

• candelilla wax
• carnauba wax
• Japan wax [NP]

Anotations

Scope note:

Low melting mixtures of long chain hydrocarbon compounds found in or on plants. Vegetable waxes contain fatty acids or alcohols along with the hydrocarbon series. Vegetable wax properties range widely from the soft, white Japan wax to the hard, yellow of carnauba wax to the brownish black bitumen wax. They are used for cosmetics, leather dressing, and other purposes.