There are certain chemical and physical differences so that two refined waxes having the same melting point would not have the same plasticity.
In one of them it is said that the world waxes green in triumph through him; and another declares, "Thou art the father and mother of mankind, they live on thy breath, they subsist on the flesh of thy body.
Then his strutting waxes feeble for a while, but he soon rebounds and rises higher than before.
He sees only individuals, and this is one of the reasons why, even when he waxes didactic, he does not cease to be artistic.
Wages rise; he waxes fat and strong and masterful, thinking that he holds the farmer and the golden grain in the hollow of his hand.
Long has passed the summer morning, and its memory waxes old, When along yon breezy headlands with a pleasant friend I strolled.
He poured creamy investment into the flask until the waxes were well covered and the flask was nearly full.
He slipped the cylinder over the waxes and tightly into the rubber base.
It sooner waxes old, and decays, than the Apricot, by much.
As the orgies advance, as the mirth waxes fast and furious, all restraint is thrown aside.
Now to the hall accusers throng; On cushioned throne the judge presides; Surging meanwhile in eddying tides, Confusion waxes fierce and strong.
The natural fats, vegetable oils, and plant waxes are all esters.
Since waxes contain no glycerol, they give no odor of acrolein when heated with dehydrating agents, do not become rancid, and are less easily hydrolyzed than the fats.
THE WAXES Waxes are most commonly found in or on the skin of leaves or fruits.
The term wax, when used in the chemical sense, has reference to this particular type of esters rather than to any special physical properties which the compound possesses, and both solid and liquid waxes are known.
The facts that waxes are impervious to water and usually occur on the surfaces of plant tissues have led to the conclusion that their chief function is to provide against the too-rapid loss of water by evaporation from these tissues.
See that the cut stubble faces the North wind, or the West;--'tis thus that the grain waxes richest.
Professor Wyld quite rightly waxes indignant over the rise of bogus pronunciations, based purely on the spelling, among persons who were ignorant of the best traditional usage until they obtained currency among the better classes.
As bitter as stale aftermath of wine Is the remembrance of delirious days: But as wine waxes with the years, so weighs The past more sorely, as my days decline.
Rodney, leaning on his elbow as the argument waxes warmer; "then all I can say is, I never met any 'other people.
He also was obliged to endure unpleasant odors from the crude fuels and in early experiments with fats and waxes the odor was carefully noted as an important factor.
These oils, fats, and waxesare composed by weight of about 75 to 80 per cent.
The waxes are combinations of allied acids with bases somewhat related to glycerin but of complex composition.
Fats and waxes are more or less related, but to distinguish them carefully would lead far afield into the complexities of organic chemistry.
Before man discovered that nature had stored a tremendous supply of mineral oil in the earth he was obliged to hunt broadcast for fats and waxes to supply him with artificial light.
The injury caused by the melting of grafting and coating waxes by the hot sun is well known.
By much smoking, the bowl waxes russet and mellow, like the berry-brown cheek of a sunburnt brunette.
It waxes late," said Mohi; "your Highnesses, is it not time to break up?
Sometimes masks are de rigueur at these carnivals, and then the inevitable clown and harlequin have unlimited license, till even Quakers and friars, infected by their bad example, vie with them in mad pranks, and the fun soon waxes furious.
Like all other amusements, skating in Canada waxesand wanes in popular estimation, according to the mysterious laws of human impulse.
I had often heard of boyish passion soon forgot, of love that waxes and wanes in a few short months, and if I have learned no other point of philosophy, I have learned to doubt the human heart till it is tried.
This waxes hot, and then is followed by the odour, which there is nothing like anywhere besides.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "waxes" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
