wex

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A form of wax — Any oily, water-resistant, solid or semisolid substance; normally long-chain hydrocarbons, alcohols or esters.

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Meanings

verbwex (third-person singular simple present wexes, present participle wexing, simple past and past participle wexed)

present singular third person wexes · participle present wexing · participle past wexed · past wexed

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of wax.

    The sun but seem'd the lab'rer of their year; Each wexing moon supply'd her wat'ry store.

    1667, John Dryden, Annus Mirabilis
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wex,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wex.

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