pertaining to wax

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• wax — wax1 waxable, adj. waxlike, adj. /waks/, n. 1. Also called beeswax. a solid, yellowish, nonglycerine substance allied to fats and oils, secreted by bees, plastic when warm and melting at about 145°F, variously employed in making candles, models,… …   Universalium

• wax — I [[t]wæks[/t]] n. 1) biochem. ent Also called beeswax a solid, yellowish, nonglycerine substance allied to fats and oils, secreted by bees in constructing their honeycomb, used in making candles, casts, ointments, etc. 2) biochem. any of various …   From formal English to slang

• Chinese wax — Chinese Chi nese , a. Of or pertaining to China; peculiar to China. [1913 Webster] {Chinese paper}. See {India paper}, under {India}. {Chinese wax}, a snowy white, waxlike substance brought from China. It is the bleached secretion of certain… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Mineral wax — Mineral Min er*al, a. 1. Of or pertaining to minerals; consisting of a mineral or of minerals; as, a mineral substance. [1913 Webster] 2. Impregnated with minerals; as, mineral waters. [1913 Webster] {Mineral acids} (Chem.), inorganic acids, as… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Vegetable wax — Vegetable Veg e*ta*ble, a. [F. v[ e]g[ e]table growing, capable of growing, formerly also, as a noun, a vegetable, from L. vegetabilis enlivening, from vegetare to enliven, invigorate, quicken, vegetus enlivened, vigorous, active, vegere to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• waxen — adjective a) Made of wax; covered with wax. a waxen tablet b) Of or pertaining to wax …   Wiktionary

• ceral — adj. [L. cera, wax] Of or pertaining to wax …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• ceraceous —   a. like wax.    ♦ ceral, a. pertaining to wax or cere …   Dictionary of difficult words

• agogic — Pertaining to the making of wax models …   Grandiloquent dictionary

• beekeeping — /bee kee ping/, n. the rearing and breeding of honeybees; apiculture. [1830 40; BEE1 + KEEPING] * * * or apiculture Care and manipulation of honeybees to enable them to produce and store more honey than they need so that the excess can be… …   Universalium

• waxing — wax·ing || wæksɪŋ n. application of wax on a surface; method of hair removal by applying wax to the body and then pulling it off with the hairs; gradual increase in size or strength or extent; manufacturing of a phonograph record adj. of or… …   English contemporary dictionary