For Wax we have terms and definitions in 7 topics. The topics are Dental, Energy, Poetry, Skiing, Sports Collectibles, Surf and William Shakespeare.

Wax (Dental)

A clear wax used to prevent your braces from irritating your lips when your braces are first put on, or at other times.

Wax (Energy)

A solid or semi-solid material consisting of a mixture of hydrocarbons obtained or derived from petroleum fractions, or through a Fischer-Tropsch type process, in which the straight- chained paraffin series predominates. This includes all marketable wax, whether crude or refined, with a congealing point (ASTM D 938) between 100 and 200 degrees Fahrenheit and a maximum oil content (ASTM D 3235) of 50 weight percent.

Wax (Poetry)

become, turn, grow

Wax (Skiing)

A soft substance applied to the base of a ski for protection and to improve its snow-going properties. See glide wax; grip wax.

Wax (Sports Collectibles)

A loose term that describes unopened packs of cards.

Wax (Surf)

A substance rubbed on the top or deck of a surfboard for traction. Needed due to the slippery nature of a board's original fiberglass surface. Surf wax comes in many different varieties: softer wax for colder water temperatures, and harder wax for warmer water temperatures. Different textures like stickier wax or wax that creates a bumpier surface. NOTE: It's thought that the use of wax on surfboard decks stems from a Palos Verdes surfer of the 1940s who took his Mom's floor wax and used it for the purpose. Surfing A-Z

Wax (William Shakespeare)

To grow.

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