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.
A plastic substance deposited by insects or obtained from plants. Waxes are esters of various fatty acids with higher, usually monohydric alcohols. The wax of pharmacy is principally yellow wax (beeswax), the material of which honeycomb is made. It consists chiefly of cerotic acid and myricin and is used in making ointments, cerates, etc.