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Waxes Flashcards

1
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2 NONLIPID COMPONENTS FROM BEES

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Propolis, royal jelly

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2
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resinous material collected by bees from the buds of trees and used to fill cracks or gaps in the hive

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Propolis

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3
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milky fluid produced by the salivary glands of worker bees and used as essential nourishment for the development of the queen bee larvae

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Royal jelly

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4
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White wax, aka __

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White beeswax

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5
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prepared by treatment of yellow wax with charcoal, KMnO4, chromic acid, chlorine or by slow bleaching action of light, air, and moisture

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White beeswax

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6
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White beeswax is prepared by treatment of __ with charcoal, KMnO4, chromic acid, chlorine or by slow bleaching action of light, air, and moisture

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yellow wax

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7
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White beeswax is prepared by treatment of yellow wax with ____, ____, _____, ____ or by _____ action of ___, ___, and ___

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charcoal, KMnO4, chromic acid, chlorine

slow bleaching action of light, air, and moisture

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8
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nonlipid componemt from bees used to fill cracks or gaps in the hive

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Propolis

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9
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Propolis – resinous material collected by bees from the ___ of trees

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buds

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10
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non lipid component from bees used as essential nourishment for the development of the queen bee larvae

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Royal jelly

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Royal jelly - milky fluid produced by the ____ of ___ bees

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salivary glands, working

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12
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to detect presence of adulterants of natural beeswax

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Saponification cloud test

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13
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Wax used in ointments and in cold cream

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White wax

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14
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Wax used for Plasters, polishes

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White wax

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15
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Beeswax - Sci name

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Apis mellifera

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16
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Beeswax - family

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Apidae

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17
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Significant lipid cons - beeswax

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Myricyl palmitate, free cerotic acid

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18
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Wax used as Stiffener, ingredient in yellow ointment

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Beeswax

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19
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Wax used as base for cerates and plasters

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Beeswax

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20
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Wax Commercially, used for polishes

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beeswax

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21
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Formed when yellow wax is bleached

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White wax

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22
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White wax - bleaching is accomplished by allowing the melted wax to flow slowly over _____

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revolving wetted cylinders

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23
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Sci name - carnauba

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Copernicia prunifera

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24
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Family - carnauba

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Arecaceae

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25
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Significant lipid constituent/s - carnauba

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Myricyl cerotate

26
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Uses - carnauba (4)

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Tablet-coating agent

Manufacture of candles, leather and furniture polishes (Kiwi®)

Manufacture of candles, wax varnishes, deodorant sticks, leather and furniture polishes (as beeswax substitute)

Replacement for beeswax in the preparation of phytocosmetics

27
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Uses - beeswax (2)

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Stiffener, ingredient in yellow ointment, used as base for cerates and plasters

Commercially, used for polishes

28
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Uses - white wax (2)

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Used in ointments and in cold cream

Plasters, polishes

29
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Sci name - Jojoba

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Simmondsia chinensis

30
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Family - jojoba

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Buxaceae

31
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Significant lipid constituent/s - jojoba (4)

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Esters of eicosenoic acid, eicosenol, and docosenol, gondoic acid

32
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yields a crystalline wax similar to spermaceti

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Hydrogenated jojoba oil

33
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Uses - jojoba (2)

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Emollients and agents of pharmaceutic necessity

34
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Hydrogenated jojoba oil: yields a crystalline wax similar to _____

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spermaceti

35
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Source and sci name - spermaceti

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Head of sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus

36
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Family of source - spermaceti

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Physteteridae

37
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Synonyms - spermaceti (2)

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Cera de Cachalote, Blanco de Ballena

38
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Significant lipid constituents - spermaceti (5)

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Hexadecyl esters of fatty acids: Cetyl esters wax, Cetyl alcohol, Stearyl alcohol, Cetostearyl alcohol

39
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Cons spermaceti - synthetic substitute for spermacetic

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Cetyl esters wax

40
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Cons spermaceti - 1-hexadecanol

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Cetyl alcohol

41
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Cons spermaceti - emulsifying/ stiffening agent

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Cetyl alcohol

42
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Cons spermaceti - 1-octadecanol

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Stearyl alcohol

43
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Cons spermaceti - alternative to cetyl alcohol

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Stearyl alcohol

44
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Cons spermaceti - 40% stearyl alcohols, nlt 90% cetyl and stearyl alcohols

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Cetostearyl alcohol

45
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esters of higher monohydric alcohols (~16-36 carbons) combined with long chain fatty acids (~24-36 carbons)

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Wax

46
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Wax - ____ of higher ___ alcohols (~16-36 carbons) combined with long chain fatty acids (~24-36 carbons)

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esters, monohydric

47
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Waxes May contain other lipids like ? (4)

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free acids, hydrocarbons, free alcohols, and sterols

48
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May contain other lipids like free acids, hydrocarbons, free alcohols, and sterols

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Waxes

49
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Considered as end product of metabolism

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Waxes

50
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T or F: waxes play a part in the metabolism of the plant

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F - no part

51
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Employed in formulations to protect from loss of water

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Waxes

52
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Control consistency of ointments and creams

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Waxes

53
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Waxes uses (2)

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Employed in formulations to protect from loss of water, as well as control consistency of ointments and creams

54
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Waxes usually occur in specific tissues like? (3)

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leaf cuticle, fruit cuticle, seed coats

55
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Waxes usu occur in ___ or sometimes dispersed in ___

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specific tissues, cytoplasm

56
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Waxes originate from ___ (____) & ___ (___)

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animals (sperm whale) & insects (bees)

57
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T or F: waxes have lower acid values than fats

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F - higher

58
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Fats may be saponified by aqueous or alcoholic alkali but waxes only by _____ alkali

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alcoholic

59
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Fats may be saponified by ___ or ___ alkali but waxes only by ___ alkali

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aqueous, alcoholic, alcoholic

60
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Spermaceti and woolfat contain considerable quantities of ___, have high ____ values

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sterols, saponification

61
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___ and ___ contain considerable quantities of sterols - have high saponification values

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Spermaceti and woolfat

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