ENCAUSTIC
—adjective. (of painting etc.) Using pigments mixed with hot wax, which are burned in as an inlay. —none. 1 art of encaustic painting. 2 product of this. [greek: related to *caustic] -ence suffix forming nouns expressing: 1 a quality or state or an instance of this (patience; an impertinence). 2 an action (reference). [french -ence, latin -erie]