mon|tan wax

mon|tan wax
mon|tan wax «MON tan»,
a dark-brown hydrocarbon wax extracted from various lignites and peat, used especially in making polishes, candles, and carbon paper.
[apparently < German Montan < Latin montānus mountain]

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