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.
Noun. 1. mineral wax-a waxy mineral that is a mixture of hydrocarbons and occurs in association with petroleum; some varieties are used in making ceresin and candles. ader wax, earth wax, ozocerite, ozokerite. mineral-solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition. Mineral salt. 2  mineral spirits. 3  mineral spring. 4  Mineral tallow. 5  mineral tar. 6  mineral vein. 7  mineral water. 8  mineral wax. 9  mineral wool. 10  mineral.