See Also: Brazil(tourism)
CCE Brazil(finance)
Gol Brazil(finance)
IG Brazil(finance)
Brazil map(tourism)
SBT Brazil(finance)
TAM Brazil(finance)
TVA Brazil(finance)
UOL Brazil(finance)
Brazil nut(recipes)

Marymass (iou) and Brazil wax (medicine)


Marymass (iou)



Marymass noun. Now Scot. dial. OE.
[from MARY + MASS noun1.]
Christian Church.
A festival of the Virgin Mary, esp. the Assumption, 15 August, or (formerly) Candlemas, 2 February OE.
A mass in honour of the Virgin Mary. Chiefly in the asseveration by the Marymass. M16-M19.

Brazil wax (medicine)


Brazil wax -->
carnauba wax


A wax obtained from the Brazilian wax palm, Copernica cerifera; used in pharmaceuticals to coat medicaments in sustained release preparations and surfaces of tablets; used in waxes for wood and metal.

Synonym: Brazil wax, palm wax.