2. a food or biochemical substance used by the body that must be supplied in adequate amounts from foods consumed. There are six classes of nutrients: water, proteins, carbohydrates, fats, minerals, and vitamins.
The noun WAXING has 2 senses: 1. the application of wax to a surface. 2. a gradual increase in magnitude or extent. Familiarity information: WAXING used as a noun is rare. â¢ WAXING (adjective). The adjective WAXING has 1 sense: 1. (of the moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon increases. Familiarity information: WAXING used as an adjective is very rare.
Waxing is a method of epilation that removes unwanted hair from the body. If you remove the hair by waxing, it may seem that the hair grows back coarser and thicker. But, while waxing thins the hair, it doesn't change it's growth rate or thickness.