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English
Etymology
candle + wax
Noun
candlewax (uncountable)
- The wax of a candle.
1975, J. W. George Ivany, Today's Science, page 309:Heat energy is being transferred from the heated hot plate to the saucepan and then to the candlewax where it causes the wax to liquify — to melt.