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蝋光沢 (ろうこうたく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

蝋ろう光こう沢たく

Meanings

1

waxy luster

geology›chemistry›

Technical term in geology and chemistry for a mineral's luster resembling wax.

この鉱こう物ぶつは蝋ろう光こう沢たくを示しめす。
This mineral exhibits a waxy luster.

Kanji

蝋wax
光ray, light
沢swamp, marsh, brilliance

Built from

光こう沢たく

Etymology

Compound of 蝋 (ろう, 'wax') and 光沢 (こうたく, 'luster').