ader wax

noun

ˈä-dər-

: ozokerite

Word History

Etymology

probably partial translation of German aderwachs, from ader vein (from Middle High German āder, from Old High German ādara) + wachs wax; akin to Old English ǣdre vein, Old Norse ǣthr, Greek ētor heart

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

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