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Definition of wax
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of wax is as below...
Wax (n.) A
substance
similar
to
beeswax,
secreted
by
several
species
of scale
insects,
as the
Chinese
wax. See Wax
insect,
below..
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Wax
::
Wax (n.) A
fatty,
solid
substance,
produced
by bees, and
employed
by them in the
construction
of their comb; --
usually
called
beeswax.
It is first
excreted,
from a row of
pouches
along their
sides,
in the form of
scales,
which,
being
masticated
and mixed with
saliva,
become
whitened
and
tenacious.
Its
natural
color is pale or dull
yellow..
Vehicle
::
Vehicle
(n.) Any
liquid
with which a
pigment
is
applied,
including
whatever
gum, wax, or
glutinous
or
adhesive
substance
is
combined
with it..
Waxy
::
Waxy (a.)
Resembling
wax in
appearance
or
consistency;
viscid;
adhesive;
soft;
hence,
yielding;
pliable;
impressible..
Whin
::
Whin (n.)
Woad-waxed.
Chloroform
::
Chloroform
(n.) A
colorless
volatile
liquid,
CHCl3,
having
an
ethereal
odor and a
sweetish
taste,
formed
by
treating
alcohol
with
chlorine
and an
alkali.
It is a
powerful
solvent
of wax,
resin,
etc., and is
extensively
used to
produce
anaesthesia
in
surgical
operations;
also
externally,
to
alleviate
pain..
Apiculture
::
Apiculture
(n.)
Rearing
of bees for their honey and wax.
Wane
::
Wane (v. i.) To be
diminished;
to
decrease;
--
contrasted
with wax, and
especially
applied
to the
illuminated
part of the
moon..
Thoroughwax
::
Thoroughwax
(n.)
Thoroughwort.
Onocerin
::
Onocerin
(n.) A white
crystalline
waxy
substance
extracted
from the root of the
leguminous
plant
Ononis
spinosa.
Lignoceric
::
Lignoceric
(a.)
Pertaining
to, or
designating,
an acid of the
formic
acid
series,
found in the tar, wax, or
paraffine
obtained
by
distilling
certain
kinds of wood, as the
beech..
Increase
::
Increase
(v. i.) The
period
of
increasing
light,
or
luminous
phase;
the
waxing;
-- said of the
moon..
Hearse
::
Hearse
(n.) A
framework
of wood or metal
placed
over the
coffin
or tomb of a
deceased
person,
and
covered
with a pall; also, a
temporary
canopy
bearing
wax
lights
and set up in a
church,
under which the
coffin
was
placed
during
the
funeral
ceremonies..
Seal
::
Seal (n.) That which seals or
fastens;
esp., the wax or wafer
placed
on a
letter
or other
closed
paper,
etc., to
fasten
it..
Cerin
::
Cerin (n.) A waxy
substance
extracted
by
alcohol
or ether from cork;
sometimes
applied
also to the
portion
of
beeswax
which is
soluble
in
alcohol.
Wood-waxen
::
Wood-waxen
(n.) Same as
Woadwaxen.
Earwax
::
Earwax
(n.) See
Cerumen.
Waxberry
::
Waxberry
(n.) The
wax-covered
fruit of the wax
myrtle,
or
bayberry.
See
Bayberry,
and
Candleberry
tree..
Wax
::
Wax (n.) A
substance
similar
to
beeswax,
secreted
by
several
species
of scale
insects,
as the
Chinese
wax. See Wax
insect,
below..
Waxen
::
Waxen () of Wa.
Adhere
::
Adhere
(v. i.) To stick fast or
cleave,
as a
glutinous
substance
does; to
become
joined
or
united;
as, wax to the
finger;
the lungs
sometimes
adhere
to the
pleura..
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