A kind of wax, usually beeswax with the addition of paraffin or some other agent to soften it, used to stop bleeding from bones during surgery.

Alternative spelling of wax end

A method of casting a sculpture in which a model of the sculpture is made from wax; the model is used to make a mould; when the mould has set, the wax is made to melt and is poured away, leaving the mould ready to be used to cast the sculpture.

Alternative spelling of wax myrtle

a tropical plant, Syzygium samarangense, bearing an edible fruit / the fruit of this plant

Hoya carnosa, a plant of the genus Hoya.

The moon when it appears larger each night as it progresses from a new moon to a full moon.

Any material, such as stearin or tallow, used to make the body of candles

a composition of rosin, beeswax, tallow, etc., used in binding up the wounds of newly grafted trees.

plural of wax museum