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Meanings of wax in inglés

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Class of chemical compounds that are plastic (malleable) near ambient temperatures.

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incrementar la intensidad

Go up or advance.

incrementar la intensidad

A yellowish or dark brown wax secreted by honeybees for constructing honeycombs.

(For a living being) To become bigger.

Usage of wax in inglés
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Mr. Hegerle: We can corn; beans, string and wax; apples, tomatoes, etc.
Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 / Embracing the Tra...
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He used a lot of wax so they are short on stability.
The new yorker
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They brought a wax light; Morgan held the paper to the flame.
The Companions of Jehu
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Using more wax, he planted the tree in a circular rubber base.
O+F
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The servant has given me two wax candles; it is pure extravagance.
The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, V...
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We boil them in water, and the wax floats at the top.
On the Irrawaddy: A Story of the First Burmese War
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It might have been the riot of a wax-works in a vacuum.
The Sign at Six
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Stamp the die on the pad and then on the hot wax.
The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
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It is pliable as wax; you can mould it by your will.
A Journey in Other Worlds: A Romance of the Future
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Fill with the salad sandwich mixtures and then roll in wax paper.
Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book / Numerous New Recipes Based on Present ...
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He handed the knife to Minho, then pointed at the wax paper.
The Maze Runner
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The little wax figure was still there, right where I'd left him.
The red pyramid
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But lighted wax candles were set in the windows of every room.
Roads of Destiny
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The best grafting wax we have found is composed of the following:
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at th...
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NG: You have to understand that not all wax is the same.
Ebony
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The grimbear, on second look, appeared to be protecting the wax ymbrynes.
Library of Souls
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