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wax::noun | Spocien Dictionary
any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | lipide, lipoid, lipid |
| Has types | candelilla wax, carnauba, carnauba wax, ceresin, cerumen, earwax, fig wax, floor wax, gondang wax, japan tallow, japan wax, lac wax, montan wax, paraffin, paraffin scale, paraffin wax, pisang wax, scale wax, shellac wax, ski wax, spermaceti, vegetable wax, bayberry tallow, bayberry wax, beeswax |
| Derivation | waxy |
Examples of wax
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How about being videotaped reading a newspaper while waiting for the bikini wax.
From the thenewstribune.com
Chill custard, its surface covered with wax paper, until cold, at least 3 hours.
From the kansas.com
Roll out between two sheets of wax paper and use for a one-crust pie or 8 tarts.
From the theepochtimes.com
They wax indignant over one meaning, when the speaker obviously intends another.
From the suntimes.com
The church is dark and mysterious, rich with a whiff of incense, wax and polish.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The basis of these patterns is encaustic, an ancient technique using melted wax.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Check for leaks around the base just to make sure the wax seal is still working.
From the ocregister.com
It's like a trip to the surfers'wax museum where the wax guys move a little bit.
From the ocregister.com
I was dipping my fingers into the wax and rubbing it onto Pablo's paws and pads.
From the post-gazette.com
- Any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water
- Cover with wax; "wax the car"
- Go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered"
- Increase in phase; "the moon is waxing"
- (waxed) treated with wax; "waxed floors"; "waxed mustache"
- (waxing) the application of wax to a surface
- Waxes are a diverse class of organic compounds that are hydrophobic, malleable solids near ambient temperatures. They include higher alkanes and lipids, typically with melting points above about 40u00A0u00B0C (104u00A0u00B0F), melting to give low viscosity liquids. Waxes are insoluble in water but soluble in organic, nonpolar solvents...
- Waqas Saeed, also known as "Wax", (Celebrity Wax) is a British Radio presenter and is currently broadcasting on BBC Asian Network. He was born in Manchester on 22 February and studied at the University of Bedfordshire. ...
- Wax Or the Discovery of Television Among the Bees is the first independent feature film to have been edited on a digital non-linear system. It is also the first film (independent or otherwise) to have been re-formatted as hypertext and posted on the Internet. ...
