Crossword-Solution: CERESIN
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Ceresin | n. | A white wax, made by bleaching and purifying ozocerite, and used as a substitute for beeswax. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| CERESIN | anagram | SCRIENE, SINCERE |
We have 5 clues for the answer “CERESIN”
| Clue | Answers |
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| Beeswax or a substitute. | 1 answer |
| Beeswax substitute | 1 answer |
| WHITE wax | 1 answer |
| A WHITE WAX EXTRACTED FROM OZOKERITE | 11 answers |
| Wax | 40 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
The superficial contents of any figure; the surface included
within any given lines; superficial extent; as, the area of a square or
a triangle.
Hint 2 anagram
AARE
Hint 3 another clue
CERTAIN BRAIN SIZE
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Sentences with CERESIN (3)
The ceresin, which should have a melting-point of 150° or 160° Fahrenheit, constitutes a safe substitute for the beeswax commonly employed in Gambier Parry's Spirit Fresco Medium.
From Germany are brought all kinds of cheap tools, machinery, sewing machines, cutlery, machetes, bar iron, enameled goods, pottery, locks, screws, nails, window glass, brushes, paper, matches, stearin and ceresin, part of these goods being also brought from Belgium and the Netherlands, while France ships tools for shoemakers' and saddlers' use.
Following is a formula given for the ointment: Cetyl alcohol, 35.1 percent; stearyl alcohol, 5.3; ceresin, 3.5; castor oil.
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Appears in: NYT.
Used 2 times in crossword archives (1966–1986).