<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/xml/zthes-05.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>31339976</termId><termName>Japan wax</termName><termType>PT</termType><termNote><![CDATA[ Pale yellow, soft, waxy substance obtained from the berries of Toxicodendron vernicifluum, the sumac tree native to Japan, and Toxicodendron succedaneum. It is not a true wax, but a fat. Japan wax is a byproduct of lacquer manufacture; it contains palmitic acid, stearic acid, and oleic acid with japanic acid. Japan wax is sold in flat squares or disks and has a rancid odor. It is used in the manufacture of candles, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, floor waxes, furniture polishes, pastels, crayons, buffing compounds, metal lubricants, adhesives, and as a substitute for beeswax. ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>2026-03-30 20:31:41</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31339977</termId><termName>Japan tallow</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31339978</termId><termName>sumac wax</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31339979</termId><termName>sumach wax</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31339980</termId><termName>wax, Japan</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31316704</termId><termName>fat</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31340178</termId><termName>vegetable wax</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation><relation><relationType>RT</relationType><termId>31468684</termId><termName>Toxicodendron vernicifluum</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation><relation><relationType>RT</relationType><termId>31468689</termId><termName>Toxicodendron succedaneum</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>