propolis

resinous mixture that honey bees produce by mixing saliva and beeswax with exudate gathered from botanical sources
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Propolis is a chemical substance[1].

propolis

Summary

propolis is a chemical substance[1]. propolis ranks in the top 10% of chemical_substance entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,131 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • propolis's instance of is recorded as chemical substance[3].
  • propolis's instance of is recorded as organic matter[4].
  • propolis's instance of is recorded as xanthine oxidase inhibitor[5].
  • propolis is used for embalming[6].
  • propolis is used for glaze[7].
  • propolis is used for Q1498726[8].
  • propolis is used for tincture[9].
  • propolis is used for ointment[10].
  • propolis is used for orally disintegrating tablet[11].
  • propolis is used for nasal sprays[12].
  • propolis is used for anthelmintic[13].
  • propolis's Commons category is recorded as Propolis[14].
  • propolis comprises plant resin[15].
  • propolis comprises pollen[16].
  • propolis comprises wax[17].
  • propolis comprises essential oil[18].
  • propolis comprises mineral (nutrient)[19].
  • propolis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Propolis[20].
  • propolis's Commons gallery is recorded as Propolis[21].
  • propolis's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[22].
  • propolis's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[23].
  • propolis's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24].
  • propolis's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25].
  • propolis's natural product of taxon is recorded as Apis mellifera[26].
  • propolis's different from is recorded as putty[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include chemical substance[3], organic matter[4], and xanthine oxidase inhibitor[5].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include embalming[6], glaze[7], Q1498726[8], tincture[9], ointment[10], and orally disintegrating tablet[11]. Components include plant resin[15]; pollen[16]; wax[17], a ChEBI Ontology term[28]; essential oil[18]; and mineral (nutrient)[19], a nutrient group[29].

Why It Matters

propolis ranks in the top 10% of chemical_substance entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,131 views/month).[2] propolis has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] propolis is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Q24499274. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Q24496163. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_propolis_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{propolis}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/propolis}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id 0201461-propolis
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0201461-propolis, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
  2. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of chemical substance, organic matter, xanthine oxidase inhibitor
    Produced by swarm of bees, Apis mellifera
    Instance of
    Different from putty
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007541098905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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