Definition of wax

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Wax (n.) A waxlike product secreted by certain plants. See Vegetable wax, under Vegetable..

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Waxed :: Waxed (imp. & p. p.) of Wa.
Ricinelaidin :: Ricinelaidin (n.) The glycerin salt of ricinelaidic acid, obtained as a white crystalline waxy substance by treating castor oil with nitrous acid..
Wane :: Wane (v. i.) To be diminished; to decrease; -- contrasted with wax, and especially applied to the illuminated part of the moon..
Ceroplasty :: Ceroplasty (n.) The art of modeling in wax.
Grow :: Grow (v. i.) To increase in any way; to become larger and stronger; to be augmented; to advance; to extend; to wax; to accrue.
Taper :: Taper (n.) A small wax candle; a small lighted wax candle; hence, a small light..
Indent :: Indent (v. t.) To dent; to stamp or to press in; to impress; as, indent a smooth surface with a hammer; to indent wax with a stamp..
Thoroughwax :: Thoroughwax (n.) Thoroughwort.
Theobromic :: Theobromic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid extracted from cacao butter (from the Theobroma Cacao), peanut oil (from Arachis hypogaea), etc., as a white waxy crystalline substance..
Wood-waxen :: Wood-waxen (n.) Same as Woadwaxen.
Serge :: Serge (n.) A large wax candle used in the ceremonies of various churches.
Woxen :: Woxen () p. p. of Wax.
Cere :: Cere (v. t.) To wax; to cover or close with wax.
Lipic :: Lipic (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, fat. The word was formerly used specifically to designate a supposed acid obtained by the oxidation of oleic acid, tallow, wax, etc..
Cerated :: Cerated (p. a.) Covered with wax.
Sycock :: Sycoceryl (n.) A radical, of the aromatic series, regarded as an essential ingredient of certain compounds found in the waxy resin of an Australian species of fig..
Wex :: Wex (imp.) Waxed.
Galactin :: Galactin (n.) A white waxy substance found in the sap of the South American cow tree (Galactodendron).
Pliant :: Pliant (v.) Capable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking; flexible; pliable; lithe; limber; plastic; as, a pliant thread; pliant wax. Also used figuratively: Easily influenced for good or evil; tractable; as, a pliant heart..
Vesta :: Vesta (n.) A wax friction match.
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