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Wax fire — A wax fire is created when melted or boiling wax is doused in water. The following reaction creates a large fireball or enlarges the flame of the already existing fire incredibly. Only a small amount of wax and water is needed to create a wax… … Wikipedia
wax paper — wax ,paper noun uncount AMERICAN a special type of paper covered in a thin layer of wax that does not allow oil or GREASE to pass through it, used in cooking and for wrapping food … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wax — 1 noun (U) 1 a solid material made out of fats or oils used to make candles, polish etc: wax crayon 2 a natural sticky substance in your ears see also: beeswax 2 verb 1 FLOOR/FURNITURE (T) to put a thin layer of wax on a floor or surface etc in… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
wax — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a sticky plastic yellowish substance secreted by bees as the material of honeycomb cells; beeswax. 2 a white translucent material obtained from this by bleaching and purifying and used for candles, in modelling, as a basis of… … Useful english dictionary
Wax tablet — A wax tablet ( ) is a tablet made of wood and covered with a layer of wax. It was used as a reusable and portable writing surface in Antiquity and throughout the Middle Ages. Cicero s letters make passing reference to their use, and some examples … Wikipedia
wax — wax1 [wæks] n [U] ↑flame, ↑wax, ↑wick [: Old English; Origin: weax] 1.) a solid substance made of fat or oil and used to make ↑candles, ↑polish etc ▪ wax crayons 2.) a natural sticky substance in your ears →↑beeswax … Dictionary of contemporary English
wax — [[t]wæ̱ks[/t]] waxes, waxing, waxed 1) N MASS Wax is a solid, slightly shiny substance made of fat or oil which is used to make candles and polish. It melts when it is heated. There were coloured candles which had spread pools of wax on the… … English dictionary
wax paper — N UNCOUNT Wax paper is paper that has been covered with a thin layer of wax. It is used mainly in cooking or to wrap food. [AM] Syn: waxed paper (in BRIT, use greaseproof paper) … English dictionary
wax bite — a simultaneous impression of both the upper and the lower jaw, made by having the subject bite on a double layer of soft baseplate wax … Medical dictionary
Lost-wax casting — A model of an apple in wax … Wikipedia
