<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/xml/zthes-05.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>31455639</termId><termName>punic wax</termName><termType>PT</termType><termNote><![CDATA[ A particular type of processed beeswax that was used in encaustic paintings. Punic wax was probably made by combining beeswax with soda lime to produce a waxy soap. Repeated washings in hot water removed any excess caustic. Experiments conducted in Berlin to recreate an ancient recipe yielded flakes of a hard brittle wax that melted between 73-75C (163-167 F). ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>2026-03-30 21:02:39</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31455642</termId><termName>wax, punic</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31455640</termId><termName>Carthagian wax</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31455641</termId><termName>eleodoric wax</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31436399</termId><termName>bleached beeswax</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>