wax

Also known as waxes, waxy

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Wax is a solid, waxy substance made up of fatty molecules that doesn't dissolve in water, and it's produced naturally by animals like bees (beeswax) and plants to protect their surfaces. It matters because wax has many practical uses in everyday products like candles, cosmetics, and food packaging, as well as in industrial applications.

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Vinony's link graph records 1,267 inbound references to wax, and connects out to lignite, alkyl group and agroforestry.

It sits within the topics Animal products, Esters and Lipids.

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Research

18,008 papers

Bacterial wax synthesis.ReviewBiotechnology advances · 2021Martin LK, Huang WE, Thompson IPDOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2020.107680
Cuticular wax in wheat: biosynthesis, genetics, and the stress response.ReviewFrontiers in plant science · 2024Tian R, Liu W, Wang Y et al.DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1498505
Wax biosynthesis in response to danger: its regulation upon abiotic and biotic stress.ReviewThe New phytologist · 2020Lewandowska M, Keyl A, Feussner IDOI: 10.1111/nph.16571
The production of wax esters in transgenic plants:  towards a sustainable source of bio-lubricants.ReviewJournal of experimental botany · 2022Domergue F, Miklaszewska MDOI: 10.1093/jxb/erac046
Wax Ester Fermentation and Its Application for Biofuel Production.ReviewAdvances in experimental medicine and biology · 2017Inui H, Ishikawa T, Tamoi MDOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-54910-1_13
Wax "Tails" Enable Planthopper Nymphs to Self-Right Midair and Land on Their Feet.Integrative and comparative biology · 2024McDonald CL, Alcalde GT, Jones TC 3rd et al.DOI: 10.1093/icb/icae104
Manufacturing specialized wax esters in plants.Metabolic engineering · 2022Demski K, Ding BJ, Wang HL et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2022.05.005
Bone wax technique for full-endoscopic lumbar laminotomy.Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2023Inoue T, Joko M, Saito F et al.DOI: 10.21037/jss-22-64

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Commons category: Wax
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Chemistry
Plant and animal waxes
Animal waxes
Plant waxes
Modified plant and animal waxes
Petroleum derived waxes
Montan wax
Polyethylene and related derivatives
Uses
Antiquity
Candles
Wood products
Other uses
Specific examples
Animal waxes
Mineral waxes
Petroleum waxes
See also
References
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thumb|right|Cetyl palmitate, a typical [[wax ester]] thumb|Commercial honeycomb foundation, made by pressing beeswax between patterned metal rollers

Waxes are a diverse class of organic compounds that are lipophilic solids that are malleable near ambient temperatures. They include higher alkanes and lipids, typically with melting points above about 40 °C (104 °F), melting to give low viscosity liquids. Waxes are insoluble in water but soluble in nonpolar organic solvents such as hexane, benzene and chloroform. Natural waxes of various types are produced by plants and animals and occur in petroleum.

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