Beeswax
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beeswax-190-2097578
title:
Beeswax
text:
Beeswax is a natural wax produced by honey bees of the genus Apis. The wax is formed into scales by eight wax-producing glands in the abdominal segments of worker bees, which discard it in or at the hive. The hive workers collect and use it to form cells for honey storage and larval and pupal protection within the beehive. Chemically, beeswax consists mainly of esters of fatty acids and various long-chain alcohols. Beeswax has been used since prehistory as the first plastic, as a lubricant and w
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description:
Natural wax produced by honey bees of the genus Apis
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beeswax
date created:
2002-03-09T20:55:18Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T14:35:43Z
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