Logo
Unionpedia
Communication
Get it on Google Play
New! Download Unionpedia on your Android™ device!
Free
Faster access than browser!
 

Wax

Index Wax

Waxes are a diverse class of organic compounds that are lipophilic, malleable solids near ambient temperatures. [1]

120 relations: Alcohol, Aldehyde, Aliphatic compound, Alkane, Alkyl, Bayberry wax, Beeswax, Biosynthesis, Bran, Bulgaria, Byzantine Empire, Candelilla wax, Candle, Carbon black, Carbon paper, Carboxylic acid, Carnauba wax, Castor oil, Castor wax, Ceresin, Cetyl palmitate, Cheese, Chinese wax, Coated paper, Copernicia prunifera, Cosmetics, Crayon, Czech Republic, Diol, Drupe, Dubrovnik, Ductility, Easter egg, Encaustic painting, Epicuticular wax, Esparto, Ester, Euphorbia antisyphilitica, Fatty acid, Fatty alcohol, Functional group, Gold, Grease pencil, Hentriacontane, Higher alkanes, Homologous series, Honey bee, Honeycomb, Hydrocarbon, Japan wax, ..., Kerria lacca, Kerriidae, Ketone, Lanolin, Lignite, Lipid, Lipophilicity, Lipstick, Lithuania, Lost-wax casting, Mascara, Melting point, Microcrystalline wax, Middle Ages, Molding (process), Montan wax, Montenegro, Myrica faya, Organic compound, Ouricury wax, Ozokerite, Palmitic acid, Paraffin wax, Peat wax, Pencil, Petroleum, Photocopier, Plant cuticle, Poland, Printer (computing), Release agent, Rice, Rice bran wax, Riga, Romania, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Scale insect, Sealing wax, Sebaceous gland, Sheep, Shellac, Shoe polish, Silver, Skateboarding, Ski wax, Skiing, Slip melting point, Snowboarding, Solubility, Soy candle, Spain, Sperm whale, Spermaceti, Sterol, Surfboard wax, Syagrus coronata, Tallow, Triacontanol, Triadica sebifera, Triglyceride, Typewriter, Ukraine, Vacuum distillation, Viscosity, Waterproofing, Wax argument, Wax bullet, Wax paper, Wax tablet, Wood finishing. Expand index (70 more) »

Alcohol

In chemistry, an alcohol is any organic compound in which the hydroxyl functional group (–OH) is bound to a carbon.

New!!: Wax and Alcohol · See more »

Aldehyde

An aldehyde or alkanal is an organic compound containing a functional group with the structure −CHO, consisting of a carbonyl center (a carbon double-bonded to oxygen) with the carbon atom also bonded to hydrogen and to an R group, which is any generic alkyl or side chain.

New!!: Wax and Aldehyde · See more »

Aliphatic compound

In organic chemistry, hydrocarbons (compounds composed of carbon and hydrogen) are divided into two classes: aromatic compounds and aliphatic compounds (G. aleiphar, fat, oil) also known as non-aromatic compounds.

New!!: Wax and Aliphatic compound · See more »

Alkane

In organic chemistry, an alkane, or paraffin (a historical name that also has other meanings), is an acyclic saturated hydrocarbon.

New!!: Wax and Alkane · See more »

Alkyl

In organic chemistry, an alkyl substituent is an alkane missing one hydrogen.

New!!: Wax and Alkyl · See more »

Bayberry wax

Bayberry wax is an aromatic green vegetable wax.

New!!: Wax and Bayberry wax · See more »

Beeswax

Beeswax (cera alba) is a natural wax produced by honey bees of the genus Apis.

New!!: Wax and Beeswax · See more »

Biosynthesis

Biosynthesis (also called anabolism) is a multi-step, enzyme-catalyzed process where substrates are converted into more complex products in living organisms.

New!!: Wax and Biosynthesis · See more »

Bran

Bran, also known as miller's bran, is the hard outer layers of cereal grain.

New!!: Wax and Bran · See more »

Bulgaria

Bulgaria (България, tr.), officially the Republic of Bulgaria (Република България, tr.), is a country in southeastern Europe.

New!!: Wax and Bulgaria · See more »

Byzantine Empire

The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire and Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul, which had been founded as Byzantium).

New!!: Wax and Byzantine Empire · See more »

Candelilla wax

Candelilla wax is a wax derived from the leaves of the small Candelilla shrub native to northern Mexico and the southwestern United States, Euphorbia cerifera and Euphorbia antisyphilitica, from the family Euphorbiaceae.

New!!: Wax and Candelilla wax · See more »

Candle

A candle is an ignitable wick embedded in wax, or another flammable solid substance such as tallow, that provides light, and in some cases, a fragrance.

New!!: Wax and Candle · See more »

Carbon black

Carbon black (subtypes are acetylene black, channel black, furnace black, lamp black and thermal black) is a material produced by the incomplete combustion of heavy petroleum products such as FCC tar, coal tar, ethylene cracking tar, with the addition of a small amount of vegetable oil.

New!!: Wax and Carbon black · See more »

Carbon paper

Carbon paper (originally carbonic paper) was originally paper coated on one side with a layer of a loosely bound dry ink or pigmented coating, bound with wax, used for making one or more copies simultaneously with the creation of an original document when using a typewriter or a ballpoint pen.

New!!: Wax and Carbon paper · See more »

Carboxylic acid

A carboxylic acid is an organic compound that contains a carboxyl group (C(.

New!!: Wax and Carboxylic acid · See more »

Carnauba wax

Carnauba (carnaúba), also called Brazil wax and palm wax, is a wax of the leaves of the palm Copernicia prunifera (Synonym: Copernicia cerifera), a plant native to and grown only in the northeastern Brazilian states of Piauí, Ceará, Maranhão, Bahia, and Rio Grande do Norte.

New!!: Wax and Carnauba wax · See more »

Castor oil

Castor oil is a vegetable oil obtained by pressing the seeds of the castor oil plant (Ricinus communis).

New!!: Wax and Castor oil · See more »

Castor wax

Castor wax, also called hydrogenated castor oil, is a hard, brittle, vegetable wax.

New!!: Wax and Castor wax · See more »

Ceresin

Ceresin (also cerin, cerasin, cerosin, ceresin wax or ceresine) is a wax derived from ozokerite by a purifying process.

New!!: Wax and Ceresin · See more »

Cetyl palmitate

Cetyl palmitate is the ester derived from palmitic acid and cetyl alcohol.

New!!: Wax and Cetyl palmitate · See more »

Cheese

Cheese is a dairy product derived from milk that is produced in a wide range of flavors, textures, and forms by coagulation of the milk protein casein.

New!!: Wax and Cheese · See more »

Chinese wax

Chinese wax is a white to yellowish-white, gelatinous, crystalline water-insoluble substance obtained from the wax secreted by certain insects.

New!!: Wax and Chinese wax · See more »

Coated paper

Coated paper is paper which has been coated by a mixture of materials or a polymer to impart certain qualities to the paper, including weight, surface gloss, smoothness or reduced ink absorbency.

New!!: Wax and Coated paper · See more »

Copernicia prunifera

Copernicia prunifera or the carnaúba palm or carnaubeira palm is a species of palm tree native to northeastern Brazil (mainly the states of Ceará, Piauí, Maranhão, Rio Grande do Norte and Bahia).

New!!: Wax and Copernicia prunifera · See more »

Cosmetics

Cosmetics are substances or products used to enhance or alter the appearance of the face or fragrance and texture of the body.

New!!: Wax and Cosmetics · See more »

Crayon

A crayon (or wax pastel) is a stick of colored wax, charcoal, chalk or other material used for writing or drawing.

New!!: Wax and Crayon · See more »

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic (Česká republika), also known by its short-form name Czechia (Česko), is a landlocked country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west, Austria to the south, Slovakia to the east and Poland to the northeast.

New!!: Wax and Czech Republic · See more »

Diol

A diol or glycol is a chemical compound containing two hydroxyl groups (−OH groups).

New!!: Wax and Diol · See more »

Drupe

In botany, a drupe (or stone fruit) is an indehiscent fruit in which an outer fleshy part (exocarp, or skin; and mesocarp, or flesh) surrounds a single shell (the pit, stone, or pyrene) of hardened endocarp with a seed (kernel) inside.

New!!: Wax and Drupe · See more »

Dubrovnik

Dubrovnik (historically Ragusa) is a Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea.

New!!: Wax and Dubrovnik · See more »

Ductility

Ductility is a measure of a material's ability to undergo significant plastic deformation before rupture, which may be expressed as percent elongation or percent area reduction from a tensile test.

New!!: Wax and Ductility · See more »

Easter egg

Easter eggs, also called Paschal eggs, are decorated eggs that are usually used as gifts on the occasion of Easter.

New!!: Wax and Easter egg · See more »

Encaustic painting

Encaustic painting, also known as hot wax painting, involves using heated beeswax to which colored pigments are added.

New!!: Wax and Encaustic painting · See more »

Epicuticular wax

Epicuticular wax is a coating of wax covering the outer surface of the plant cuticle in land plants.

New!!: Wax and Epicuticular wax · See more »

Esparto

Esparto, halfah grass, or esparto grass, is a fiber produced from two species of perennial grasses of north Africa and southern Europe.

New!!: Wax and Esparto · See more »

Ester

In chemistry, an ester is a chemical compound derived from an acid (organic or inorganic) in which at least one –OH (hydroxyl) group is replaced by an –O–alkyl (alkoxy) group.

New!!: Wax and Ester · See more »

Euphorbia antisyphilitica

Euphorbia antisyphilitica is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family Euphorbiaceae.

New!!: Wax and Euphorbia antisyphilitica · See more »

Fatty acid

In chemistry, particularly in biochemistry, a fatty acid is a carboxylic acid with a long aliphatic chain, which is either saturated or unsaturated.

New!!: Wax and Fatty acid · See more »

Fatty alcohol

Fatty alcohols (or long-chain alcohols) are usually high-molecular-weight, straight-chain primary alcohols, but can also range from as few as 4–6 carbons to as many as 22–26, derived from natural fats and oils.

New!!: Wax and Fatty alcohol · See more »

Functional group

In organic chemistry, functional groups are specific substituents or moieties within molecules that are responsible for the characteristic chemical reactions of those molecules.

New!!: Wax and Functional group · See more »

Gold

Gold is a chemical element with symbol Au (from aurum) and atomic number 79, making it one of the higher atomic number elements that occur naturally.

New!!: Wax and Gold · See more »

Grease pencil

The grease pencil, a wax writing tool also known as a wax pencil, china marker or chinagraph pencil (especially in the United Kingdom), is a writing implement made of hardened colored wax and is useful for marking on hard, glossy non-porous surfaces.

New!!: Wax and Grease pencil · See more »

Hentriacontane

Hentriacontane, also called untriacontane, is a solid, long-chain alkane hydrocarbon with the structural formula CH3(CH2)29CH3.

New!!: Wax and Hentriacontane · See more »

Higher alkanes

Higher alkanes are alkanes having nine or more carbon atoms.

New!!: Wax and Higher alkanes · See more »

Homologous series

In organic chemistry, a homologous series is a series of compounds with the same functional group and similar chemical properties.

New!!: Wax and Homologous series · See more »

Honey bee

A honey bee (or honeybee) is any member of the genus Apis, primarily distinguished by the production and storage of honey and the construction of perennial, colonial nests from wax.

New!!: Wax and Honey bee · See more »

Honeycomb

A honeycomb is a mass of hexagonal prismatic wax cells built by honey bees in their nests to contain their larvae and stores of honey and pollen.

New!!: Wax and Honeycomb · See more »

Hydrocarbon

In organic chemistry, a hydrocarbon is an organic compound consisting entirely of hydrogen and carbon.

New!!: Wax and Hydrocarbon · See more »

Japan wax

Japan wax, also known as sumac wax (alternatively spelled sumach wax), vegetable wax, China green tallow, and Japan tallow, is a pale-yellow, waxy, water-insoluble solid with a gummy feel, obtained from the berries of certain sumacs native to Japan and China, such as Toxicodendron vernicifluum (lacquer tree) and Toxicodendron succedaneum (Japanese wax tree).

New!!: Wax and Japan wax · See more »

Kerria lacca

Kerria lacca is a species of insect in the family Kerriidae, the lac insects.

New!!: Wax and Kerria lacca · See more »

Kerriidae

Kerriidae is a family of scale insects, commonly known as lac insects or lac scales.

New!!: Wax and Kerriidae · See more »

Ketone

In chemistry, a ketone (alkanone) is an organic compound with the structure RC(.

New!!: Wax and Ketone · See more »

Lanolin

Lanolin (from Latin ‘wool’, and ‘oil’), also called wool wax or wool grease, is a wax secreted by the sebaceous glands of wool-bearing animals.

New!!: Wax and Lanolin · See more »

Lignite

Lignite, often referred to as brown coal, is a soft, brown, combustible, sedimentary rock formed from naturally compressed peat.

New!!: Wax and Lignite · See more »

Lipid

In biology and biochemistry, a lipid is a biomolecule that is soluble in nonpolar solvents.

New!!: Wax and Lipid · See more »

Lipophilicity

Lipophilicity (from Greek λίπος "fat" and φίλος "friendly"), refers to the ability of a chemical compound to dissolve in fats, oils, lipids, and non-polar solvents such as hexane or toluene.

New!!: Wax and Lipophilicity · See more »

Lipstick

Lipstick is a cosmetic product containing pigments, oils, waxes, and emollients that apply color, texture, and protection to the lips.

New!!: Wax and Lipstick · See more »

Lithuania

Lithuania (Lietuva), officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika), is a country in the Baltic region of northern-eastern Europe.

New!!: Wax and Lithuania · See more »

Lost-wax casting

Lost-wax casting (also called "investment casting", "precision casting", or cire perdue in French) is the process by which a duplicate metal sculpture (often silver, gold, brass or bronze) is cast from an original sculpture.

New!!: Wax and Lost-wax casting · See more »

Mascara

Mascara is a cosmetic commonly used to enhance the eyelashes.

New!!: Wax and Mascara · See more »

Melting point

The melting point (or, rarely, liquefaction point) of a substance is the temperature at which it changes state from solid to liquid at atmospheric pressure.

New!!: Wax and Melting point · See more »

Microcrystalline wax

Microcrystalline waxes are a type of wax produced by de-oiling petrolatum, as part of the petroleum refining process.

New!!: Wax and Microcrystalline wax · See more »

Middle Ages

In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages (or Medieval Period) lasted from the 5th to the 15th century.

New!!: Wax and Middle Ages · See more »

Molding (process)

Molding or moulding (see spelling differences) is the process of manufacturing by shaping liquid or pliable raw material using a rigid frame called a mold or matrix.

New!!: Wax and Molding (process) · See more »

Montan wax

Montan wax, also known as lignite wax or OP wax, is a hard wax obtained by solvent extraction of certain types of lignite or brown coal.

New!!: Wax and Montan wax · See more »

Montenegro

Montenegro (Montenegrin: Црна Гора / Crna Gora, meaning "Black Mountain") is a sovereign state in Southeastern Europe.

New!!: Wax and Montenegro · See more »

Myrica faya

Myrica faya (firetree, faya or haya; syn. Morella faya (Ait.) Wilbur) is a species of Myrica, native to Macaronesia (the Azores, Madeira, and the Canary Islands), and possibly also southern Portugal.

New!!: Wax and Myrica faya · See more »

Organic compound

In chemistry, an organic compound is generally any chemical compound that contains carbon.

New!!: Wax and Organic compound · See more »

Ouricury wax

Ouricury wax is a brown-colored wax obtained from the leaves of a Brazilian feather palm Syagrus coronata by scraping the leaf surface.

New!!: Wax and Ouricury wax · See more »

Ozokerite

Ozokerite or ozocerite (Gr. Όζο oze, stench, and κερί kero, wax), archaically referred to as earthwax or earth wax, is a naturally occurring odoriferous mineral wax or paraffin found in many localities.

New!!: Wax and Ozokerite · See more »

Palmitic acid

Palmitic acid, or hexadecanoic acid in IUPAC nomenclature, is the most common saturated fatty acid found in animals, plants and microorganisms.

New!!: Wax and Palmitic acid · See more »

Paraffin wax

Paraffin wax is a white or colourless soft solid, derived from petroleum, coal or oil shale, that consists of a mixture of hydrocarbon molecules containing between twenty and forty carbon atoms.

New!!: Wax and Paraffin wax · See more »

Peat wax

Peat Wax is a dark waxy substance extracted from peat using organic solvents.

New!!: Wax and Peat wax · See more »

Pencil

A pencil is a writing implement or art medium constructed of a narrow, solid pigment core inside a protective casing which prevents the core from being broken and/or from leaving marks on the user’s hand during use.

New!!: Wax and Pencil · See more »

Petroleum

Petroleum is a naturally occurring, yellow-to-black liquid found in geological formations beneath the Earth's surface.

New!!: Wax and Petroleum · See more »

Photocopier

A photocopier (also known as a copier or copy machine) is a machine that makes paper copies of documents and other visual images quickly and cheaply.

New!!: Wax and Photocopier · See more »

Plant cuticle

A plant cuticle is a protecting film covering the epidermis of leaves, young shoots and other aerial plant organs without periderm.

New!!: Wax and Plant cuticle · See more »

Poland

Poland (Polska), officially the Republic of Poland (Rzeczpospolita Polska), is a country located in Central Europe.

New!!: Wax and Poland · See more »

Printer (computing)

In computing, a printer is a peripheral device which makes a persistent human-readable representation of graphics or text on paper.

New!!: Wax and Printer (computing) · See more »

Release agent

A release agent (also mold release agent, release coating, or mold release coating) is a chemical used to prevent other materials from bonding to surfaces.

New!!: Wax and Release agent · See more »

Rice

Rice is the seed of the grass species Oryza sativa (Asian rice) or Oryza glaberrima (African rice).

New!!: Wax and Rice · See more »

Rice bran wax

Rice bran wax is the vegetable wax extracted from the bran oil of rice (Oryza sativa).

New!!: Wax and Rice bran wax · See more »

Riga

Riga (Rīga) is the capital and largest city of Latvia.

New!!: Wax and Riga · See more »

Romania

Romania (România) is a sovereign state located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe.

New!!: Wax and Romania · See more »

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a species of yeast.

New!!: Wax and Saccharomyces cerevisiae · See more »

Scale insect

The scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha.

New!!: Wax and Scale insect · See more »

Sealing wax

Sealing wax is a wax material of a seal which, after melting, hardens quickly (to paper, parchment, ribbons and wire, and other material) forming a bond that is difficult to separate without noticeable tampering.

New!!: Wax and Sealing wax · See more »

Sebaceous gland

Sebaceous glands are microscopic exocrine glands in the skin that secrete an oily or waxy matter, called sebum, to lubricate and waterproof the skin and hair of mammals.

New!!: Wax and Sebaceous gland · See more »

Sheep

Domestic sheep (Ovis aries) are quadrupedal, ruminant mammal typically kept as livestock.

New!!: Wax and Sheep · See more »

Shellac

Shellac is a resin secreted by the female lac bug, on trees in the forests of India and Thailand.

New!!: Wax and Shellac · See more »

Shoe polish

Shoe polish (or boot polish) is a waxy paste, cream, or liquid used to polish, shine, and waterproof leather shoes or boots to extend the footwear's life, and restore, maintain and improve their appearance.

New!!: Wax and Shoe polish · See more »

Silver

Silver is a chemical element with symbol Ag (from the Latin argentum, derived from the Proto-Indo-European ''h₂erǵ'': "shiny" or "white") and atomic number 47.

New!!: Wax and Silver · See more »

Skateboarding

Skateboarding is an action sport which involves riding and performing tricks using a skateboard, as well as a recreational activity, an art form, a entertainment industry job, and a method of transportation.

New!!: Wax and Skateboarding · See more »

Ski wax

Ski wax is a material applied to the bottom of snow runners, including skis, snowboards, and toboggans, to improve their coefficient of friction performance under varying snow conditions.

New!!: Wax and Ski wax · See more »

Skiing

Skiing can be a means of transport, a recreational activity or a competitive winter sport in which the participant uses skis to glide on snow.

New!!: Wax and Skiing · See more »

Slip melting point

The Slip melting point (SMP) or "slip point" is one conventional definition of the melting point of a waxy solid.

New!!: Wax and Slip melting point · See more »

Snowboarding

Snowboarding is a recreational activity and Olympic and Paralympic sport that involves descending a snow-covered slope while standing on a snowboard attached to a rider's feet.

New!!: Wax and Snowboarding · See more »

Solubility

Solubility is the property of a solid, liquid or gaseous chemical substance called solute to dissolve in a solid, liquid or gaseous solvent.

New!!: Wax and Solubility · See more »

Soy candle

Soy candles are candles made from soy wax, which is a processed form of soybean oil.

New!!: Wax and Soy candle · See more »

Spain

Spain (España), officially the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España), is a sovereign state mostly located on the Iberian Peninsula in Europe.

New!!: Wax and Spain · See more »

Sperm whale

The sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) or cachalot is the largest of the toothed whales and the largest toothed predator.

New!!: Wax and Sperm whale · See more »

Spermaceti

Spermaceti (from Greek sperma meaning "seed", and ceti, the genitive form of "whale") is a waxy substance found in the head cavities of the sperm whale (and, in smaller quantities, in the oils of other whales).

New!!: Wax and Spermaceti · See more »

Sterol

Sterols, also known as steroid alcohols, are a subgroup of the steroids and an important class of organic molecules.

New!!: Wax and Sterol · See more »

Surfboard wax

Surfboard wax (also known as surfwax) is a formulation of natural and/or synthetic wax for application to the deck of a surfboard, bodyboard, or skimboard, to keep the surfer from slipping off the board when paddling out or riding a wave.

New!!: Wax and Surfboard wax · See more »

Syagrus coronata

Syagrus coronata, the Ouricury palm or licuri palm, is a species of palm tree that plays an important role in the diets of tropical seasonally dry forest animals.

New!!: Wax and Syagrus coronata · See more »

Tallow

Tallow is a rendered form of beef or mutton fat, and is primarily made up of triglycerides.

New!!: Wax and Tallow · See more »

Triacontanol

1-Triacontanol is a fatty alcohol of the general formula C30H62O, also known as melissyl alcohol or myricyl alcohol.

New!!: Wax and Triacontanol · See more »

Triadica sebifera

Triadica sebifera, also known as Sapium sebiferum, is commonly known as the Chinese tallow, Chinese tallowtree, Florida aspen, chicken tree, gray popcorn tree, and candleberry tree.

New!!: Wax and Triadica sebifera · See more »

Triglyceride

A triglyceride (TG, triacylglycerol, TAG, or triacylglyceride) is an ester derived from glycerol and three fatty acids (from tri- and glyceride).

New!!: Wax and Triglyceride · See more »

Typewriter

A typewriter is a mechanical or electromechanical machine for writing characters similar to those produced by printer's movable type.

New!!: Wax and Typewriter · See more »

Ukraine

Ukraine (Ukrayina), sometimes called the Ukraine, is a sovereign state in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the east and northeast; Belarus to the northwest; Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia to the west; Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south and southeast, respectively.

New!!: Wax and Ukraine · See more »

Vacuum distillation

Vacuum distillation is a method of distillation performed under reduced pressure.

New!!: Wax and Vacuum distillation · See more »

Viscosity

The viscosity of a fluid is the measure of its resistance to gradual deformation by shear stress or tensile stress.

New!!: Wax and Viscosity · See more »

Waterproofing

Waterproofing is the process of making an object or structure waterproof or water-resistant so that it remains relatively unaffected by water or resisting the ingress of water under specified conditions.

New!!: Wax and Waterproofing · See more »

Wax argument

The wax argument or the ball of wax example is a thought experiment that René Descartes created within his Meditations on First Philosophy.

New!!: Wax and Wax argument · See more »

Wax bullet

A wax bullet is a bullet made of wax, often paraffin wax or some mixture of waxes and other substances that produce the desired consistency.

New!!: Wax and Wax bullet · See more »

Wax paper

Wax paper (also waxed paper or paraffin paper) is paper that has been made moisture-proof through the application of wax.

New!!: Wax and Wax paper · See more »

Wax tablet

A wax tablet is a tablet made of wood and covered with a layer of wax, often linked loosely to a cover tablet, as a "double-leaved" diptych.

New!!: Wax and Wax tablet · See more »

Wood finishing

Wood finishing refers to the process of refining or protecting a wooden surface, especially in the production of furniture where typically it represents between 5 and 30% of manufacturing costs.

New!!: Wax and Wood finishing · See more »

Redirects here:

Cuticle wax, Hard wax, Wax alcohol, Wax, animal and vegetable, Waxes, 🝊.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wax

OutgoingIncoming
Hey! We are on Facebook now! »