waxy
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The waxy scent that drifts up the escalators at the Los Angeles Central Library is immediately familiar to anyone who remembers the Mold-A-Rama.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Bees, however, often coat their nests with a waxy secretion that creates a waterproof, polished interior.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 3, 2026
Croda was founded in 1925 when George Crowe and Henry Dawe began producing lanolin, a waxy substance made from sheep's wool.
From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2025
Sperm whales derive their name from the waxy, liquid substance produced in their skulls by a massive biological structure called the spermaceti organ.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2024
She was the color of pale caramel, with skin thin and waxy stretched over long, delicate bones.
From "Forged by Fire" by Sharon M. Draper
Yet it ends up tasting too fruity, and the “candy bits” are actually colored sprinkles, which make the bars look good but make the already waxy white confection even waxier.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2014
Most of the crowd know her by now, and pretend they don’t see, ... and she gets waxier and waxier.
From The Independence of Claire by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
We received some very hot 'n' waxy cover-art entries for January's "Chris Cole Turns It Up To Eleven" giveaway, but only one was the hottest and the waxiest.
From Time Magazine Archive
The rhododendron leaves grew wide and green and when their color was at its deepest and waxiest, they suddenly surrendered it and lapsed into limp yellow hearts.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
