任何觸感稍微油膩，通常為堅實、半透明、熔點低之固態或半固態物質，在化學上並非同質。蠟是由長鏈碳氫化合物所組成，可能含有脂肪酸和乙醇所產生之酯類，具熱塑性，熔點在攝氏40到100度的低溫。一般來說，蠟具防水性、光滑、可溶於有機溶劑，可分類為：動物蠟（如：蜂蠟）、植物蠟（如：蠟果楊梅蠟）、礦物蠟（如：石蠟），或合成蠟（如：PE蠟）。蠟可用於製作擦亮劑、蠟燭、蠟筆、密封劑、塗層、膠黏劑、防水材料、複寫紙、蠟畫或乳蠟畫的媒材，以及蠟防水彩畫的防水劑。

蠟(P,,U,繁體中文-偏好,D,,)
la (P,,U,韋氏拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
là (P,,U,漢語拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
la (P,,U,漢語拼音(無聲調)-偏好,UF,U,U)
wax(P,,U,英文-偏好,D,U,N)
wax(P,,U,荷蘭語-非偏好,UF,U,U)
waxes(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,N)
was(,U,荷蘭語-非偏好,D,U,U)
cire(wax)　(P,,U,法語-偏好,D,U,N)
cires(waxes)　(,U,法語-非偏好,AD,U,N)
cera(P,,U,Italian-偏好,D,U,U)
cera(P,,U,西班牙語-偏好,D,U,U)

藝術與建築詞典根目錄
....材料層面
........材料 (材料層面)
............材料
................<依成分區分之材料>
....................有機材料
........................蠟

product(s) needing/produced by are....	蠟像(雕塑)
user(s) are....	蠟雕師

英文....	Any solid or semi-solid substance that is slightly greasy to touch, usually solid, translucent, and has a low melting point; waxes are not a chemically homogeneous group. Waxes are composed of long chain hydrocarbon compounds, and may contain esters of fatty acids and alcohols, are thermoplastic and melt at low temperatures of between 40 and 100 C. In general, waxes are water-repellent, smooth, soluble in organic solvents, and classified as animal (e.g., beeswax), vegetable (e.g., bayberry), mineral (e.g., paraffin), or synthetic (e.g., polyethylene). Waxes are used for polishes, candles, crayons, sealants, coatings, adhesives, waterproofing, carbon paper, media in encaustic and wax emulsion paintings, and as repellents in wax-resist watercolor paintings.
荷蘭語....	Aanduiding voor diverse materialen die, hoewel ze geen chemisch homogene groep vormen, bepaalde fysieke kenmerken gemeen hebben, en meestal vast en doorschijnend zijn en een laag smeltpunt hebben.
西班牙語....	Designa una variedad de materiales los cuales, aunque no sean un grupo químicamente homogéneo, comparten ciertas características físicas tales como ser habitualmente sólidos, translúcidos y tener un bajo punto de fusión.

蠟............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	朗文當代大辭典 1973
.................	藝術名詞與技法辭典 494
.................	國家教育研究院－雙語詞彙、學術名詞暨辭書資訊網 December 14, 2009
.................	智慧藏百科全書網 March 6, 2012
.................	牛津當代大辭典 2048
.................	朗文英漢雙解科技大辭典 1792
.................	大英百科全書線上繁體中文版 March 6, 2012
.................	大英視覺藝術百科全書 Vol. 9,pp. 195
wax............	[VP]
.................	Brommelle et al, eds., Adhesives and Consolidents (1984)
.................	Jewett, Glossary for Recording the Condition of an Artifact (1980s)
.................	National Museum of American Art, Media Thesaurus (1980s)
.................	Mayer, Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques (1969) 428
.................	Brady and Clauser, Materials Handbook (1977) 846
.................	McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms (1978)
.................	National Association of Corrosion Engineers, Glossary of Terms (1988)
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
waxes............	[VP]
.................	Gettens and Stout, Painting Materials (1966)
.................	CDMARC Subjects: LCSH (1988-)
.................	RILA, Subject Headings (1975-1990)
.................	Mills and White, Organic Chemistry of Museum Objects (1987) 41
was............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
cire(wax)............	[VP]
.................	CHIN database
cires(waxes)............	[VP]
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
cera............	[CDBP-DIBAM]
.................	ICCD database (1988-)
.................	Dewey, Sistema de Clasificación Decimal Dewey e Índice Relativo (2000) 3:665
.................	Mayer, Materiales y técnicas del arte, 1985 364
.................	Diccionario de términos científicos y técnicos (1981) 5:2826
Subject:............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	CHIN database
.................	Van Dale Engels-Nederlands (1989)

Getty AAT: 300014585 Getty AAT: http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=costume&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300014585
聯合目錄： 蠟 、la 、là 、la 、wax 、waxes 、wax 、was 、cire 、cires 、cera 、cera