Hard wax

Japanese: hard wax(英語表記)hardwax
Hard wax

…The solution gels when cooled. It is a representative hard wax among natural waxes, and is hard and has a good shine. It is widely used in hardened candles, shoe cream, heavy-duty polishing wax, records, and automotive surface coatings, and is also used as an additive to raise the melting point of other waxes. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "hard wax" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…その溶液は冷却するとゲル化する。天然蠟のなかでハードワックスhard waxの代表的なものであり,硬質で,よいつやを出す。硬化ろうそく,靴クリーム,強力つや出しワックス,レコード,自動車表面のコーティングなどに広く用いられるほか,他の蠟の融点上昇用添加剤としても用いられている。…

※「hard wax」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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