| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| OLEICACID | Chemical used in soap, ointments, etc. |
| POTASH | Chemical used in soap |
| POTASH | Chemical used in making soap |
| LYE | Caustic chemical used in making soap |
| spermaceti | a waxlike substance used in candles, ointments, etc., obtained from oil of sperm-whale, etc also PARMACITIE |
| spermacetis | SPERMACETI, a waxlike substance used in candles, ointments, etc., obtained from oil of sperm-whale, etc also PARMACITIE |
| beeswaxing | solid, yellowish, nonglycerine substance allied to fats and oils, secreted by bees, plastic when warm and melting at about 145┬░F, variously employed in making candles, models, casts, ointments, etc., and used by bees in constructing their honeycomb |
