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adj. - Resembling thick glue in color.

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  • • Mild detergents and pastelike poultices can remove stains from countertops.
  • Water is added to give the required pastelike consistency (roughly 0.4 parts water by weight).
  • You might need to treat deeper-set stains with a poultice, a pastelike material that you spread over a stain and leave there for over 24 hours.
  • It can be stopped at various intermediate degrees of isomerization, resulting in a family of pastelike waxes with melting points of 50°-140°F
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