noun
Etymology: scale (V)
: partly refined paraffin wax obtained by sweating slack wax so that only a small percentage of oil remains — called also paraffin scale
noun
Etymology: scale (V)
: partly refined paraffin wax obtained by sweating slack wax so that only a small percentage of oil remains — called also paraffin scale
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012