Meanings
nounbeeswax (usually uncountable, plural beeswaxes)
plural beeswaxes
- uncountableusuallyA wax secreted by bees from which they make honeycomb; or, the processed form of this wax used in the manufacture of various goods.
The candle was made entirely of natural beeswax.
2 more examples
She polished the furniture with beeswax to give it a shine.
The beekeeper collected honey and beeswax from the hives.
- CanadaUShumorousinformaluncountableusuallyBusiness.
none of your beeswax
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mind your own beeswax
verbbeeswax (third-person singular simple present beeswaxes, present participle beeswaxing, simple past and past participle beeswaxed)
present singular third person beeswaxes · participle present beeswaxing · participle past beeswaxed · past beeswaxed
- transitiveTo polish with beeswax.
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Ancient Greek κηρός, κηρίον
- κηρός (kērós)wax secreted by bees
- κηρίον (kēríon)wax secreted by bees
Arabic شَمْع الْعَسَل
- شَمْع الْعَسَل (šamʕ al-ʕasal)wax secreted by bees
Bengali মোম
- মোম (mōm)wax secreted by bees
Bulgarian пче́лен во́сък
- пче́лен во́сък (pčélen vósăk)wax secreted by bees
Catalan cera d'abella
- cera d'abellawax secreted by bees
Chinese Mandarin 蜜蠟 /蜜蜡, 蜂蠟 /蜂蜡
- 蜜蠟 /蜜蜡 (mìlà)wax secreted by bees
- 蜂蠟 /蜂蜡 (fēnglà)wax secreted by bees
Czech včelí vosk
- včelí voskwax secreted by bees
Danish bivoks
- bivokswax secreted by bees
Dutch bijenwas
- bijenwaswax secreted by bees
Esperanto abelvakso
- abelvaksowax secreted by bees
Estonian mesilasvaha
- mesilasvahawax secreted by bees
Finnish mehiläisvaha
- mehiläisvahawax secreted by bees
French cire d'abeille
- cire d'abeillewax secreted by bees
German Bienenwachs
- Bienenwachswax secreted by bees
Greek μελισσόκηρος, μελισσοκέρι
- μελισσόκηρος (melissókiros)wax secreted by bees
- μελισσοκέρι (melissokéri)wax secreted by bees
Hawaiian kūkaenalo
- kūkaenalowax secreted by bees
Hebrew דונג
- דונג (dónag)wax secreted by bees
Hindi मोम, मधुमोम
- मोम (mom)wax secreted by bees
- मधुमोम (madhumom)wax secreted by bees
Hungarian méhviasz
- méhviaszwax secreted by bees
Icelandic bývax
- bývaxwax secreted by bees
Indonesian lilin lebah, malam
- lilin lebahwax secreted by bees
- malamwax secreted by bees
Italian cera d'api
- cera d'apiwax secreted by bees
Japanese 蜜蝋, 封蝋
- 蜜蝋 (mitsurō)wax secreted by bees
- 封蝋 (fūrō)wax secreted by bees
Korean 밀랍, 봉랍
- 밀랍 (millap)wax secreted by bees
- 봉랍 (bongnap)wax secreted by bees
Latin cēra
- cērawax secreted by bees
Latvian vasks
- vaskswax secreted by bees
Malay lilin lebah
- lilin lebahwax secreted by bees
Māori ware
- warewax secreted by bees
Norwegian Bokmål bivoks
- bivokswax secreted by bees
Persian موم
- موم (mum)wax secreted by bees
Polish wosk pszczeli
- wosk pszczeliwax secreted by bees
Portuguese cera de abelha
- cera de abelhawax secreted by bees
Punjabi ਮੋਮ
- ਮੋਮ (mom)wax secreted by bees
Romanian ceară de albine
- ceară de albinewax secreted by bees
Russian пчели́ный воск
- пчели́ный воск (pčelínyj vosk)wax secreted by bees
Scottish Gaelic cèir, cèir-sheillean
- cèirwax secreted by bees
- cèir-sheilleanwax secreted by bees
Slovak včelí vosk
- včelí voskwax secreted by bees
Spanish cera de abeja
- cera de abejawax secreted by bees
Swedish bivax
- bivaxwax secreted by bees
Tagalog pagkit
- pagkitwax secreted by bees
Tamil மெழுகு, தேன்மெழுகு
- மெழுகு (meḻuku)wax secreted by bees
- தேன்மெழுகு (tēṉmeḻuku)wax secreted by bees
Thai ขี้ผึ้ง
- ขี้ผึ้ง (kîi-pʉ̂ng)wax secreted by bees
Turkish bal mumu
- bal mumuwax secreted by bees
Ukrainian бджоли́ний ві́ск
- бджоли́ний ві́ск (bdžolýnyj vísk)wax secreted by bees
Urdu موم
- موم (mom)wax secreted by bees
Vietnamese sáp ong
- sáp ongwax secreted by bees
Welsh cŵyr gwenyn
- cŵyr gwenynwax secreted by bees
Cite this entry
APA
beeswax. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beeswax
MLA
“beeswax.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beeswax. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beeswax,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beeswax.
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