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Lye is the simple inorganic compound Sodium Hydroxide NaOH ... occasionally Potassium Hydroxide KOH is called "potassium lye" or "potash lye". A wax is an organic compound having between 20 and 50 carbon atoms arranged in a chain. The simplest petroleum waxes are alkane hydrocarbons called paraffins. The softest paraffin is C20H42, while C50H102 is a much harder wax. Natural waxes produced by plants and animals are more complex, and usually contain a few oxygen atoms along with a preponderance of carbon and hydrogen. For example, the main compound in beeswax is Triacontanylpalmitate and its chemical formula is C30H61CO2C15H31.

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