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waxable

  • a word derived from wax.
    wax
    noun
    a solid, yellowish, nonglycerine substance allied to fats and oils, secreted by bees, plastic when warm and melting at about 145°F, variously employed in making candles, models, casts, ointments, etc., and used by bees in constructing their honeycomb.

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The waxable kind that require specially color-coded waxes for different temperatures give optimum performance.

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