ろう・蝋rou[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounwax

• SynonymワックスNeutralKatakana loanword, neutral register; the usual word for wax in everyday Japanese, covering the substance itself and products such as car, floor, ski, and hair wax.

Both mean 'wax': ワックス, the katakana loanword, is the everyday choice for the substance and for products like car, floor, and hair wax, while 蝋 is the kanji-written term, found mainly in compounds.

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1. (ロウ)融点ゆうてんの高たかい油脂ゆし状じょうの物質ぶっしつ。多おおくの場合ばあい、室温しつおんでは軟やわらかく滑なめらかな固体こたいで、水みずの沸点ふってん (100℃) より低ひくい融点ゆうてんを持もち、気体きたいはよく燃焼ねんしょうする。