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  • 121wax light — noun stick of wax with a wick in the middle • Syn: ↑candle, ↑taper • Hypernyms: ↑lamp • Hyponyms: ↑chandlery, ↑dip, ↑rushlight, ↑rush candle …

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  • 122Wax wood — The wood from White Wax Wood (presumably Ligustrum lucidum ) saplings has been prized in China for thousands of years. It is an ideal material from which to fashion staffs, spear shafts, and walking sticks, because it is tough, hard and flexible… …

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  • 123Wax comb — A wax comb is a tool used in the maintenance and removal of surfboard wax on a surfboard.Many wax combs will have a jagged edge and a straight edge. The straight edge is used for scraping off old wax and the jagged is used to created criss cross… …

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  • 124wax — wæks n. solid or semi solid substance that is greasy to the touch and pliable when heated (i.e. beeswax, earwax); petroleum based substance often used to coat or polish surfaces (i.e. car wax, paraffin); burst of anger (British) v. rub or polish …

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  • 125wax — 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… …

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  • 126Wax thermostatic element — The wax thermostatic element was invented by Sergius Vernet (USA) in 1936 [Refer to patent US2115501 US patent office] . The principal application of the wax element technology is for the production of automotive thermostats. The first… …

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  • 127Wax Simulacra — Infobox Single Name = Wax Simulacra Artist = The Mars Volta from Album = The Bedlam in Goliath B side = Pulled to Bits Released = November 18, 2007 Format = Digital download, CD single, 7 vinyl Recorded = 2007 Genre = Progressive rock Length =… …

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  • 128Wax-ester hydrolase — In enzymology, a wax ester hydrolase (EC number|3.1.1.50) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction:a wax ester + H2O ightleftharpoons a long chain alcohol + a long chain carboxylateThus, the two substrates of this enzyme are wax ester… …

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