[
US
/kɑɹˈnɔbɑ/
]
[ UK /kɑːnˈɔːbɐ/ ]
[ UK /kɑːnˈɔːbɐ/ ]
NOUN
- Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax
- hard yellowish to brownish wax from leaves of the carnauba palm used especially in floor waxes and polishes
How To Use carnauba In A Sentence
- The paraffin used in Walker's lamp had waxlike properties but was not a true wax like carnauba or beeswax.
- It combines the gloss of sealants with the depth and liquid look of carnaubas.
- Other important waxes include carnauba wax and spermaceti.
- Important ester waxes include carnauba wax, lanolin, beeswax, and spermaceti.
- I've tried natural carnaubas and really like the BlackFire.
- Other important waxes include carnauba wax and spermaceti.
- The apples all shimmer like celebrities at a premiere, because they are given a shiny coating with carnauba wax (also used in shoe polish).
- The difference is that the quality products use vegetable and fruit essential oils to act as carriers of the carnauba (also higher quality carnaubas).
- `"Artificial and natural flavors, yellow dye number five, and carnauba wax. SIGNIFICANT OTHERS
- Auto body specialists at Shamrock recommend polishes that contain a product called carnauba.
