waxy

Resembling wax in appearance or texture, as in being pale, pliable, or smooth and lustrous.

Consisting of, abounding in, or covered with wax.

Containing amyloid deposits, as a bodily organ.

Angry; wrathy; irate.

Resembling wax or putty in appearance, softness, plasticity, adhesiveness, or other properties; waxen; hence, pliable; yielding; impressionable.

Specifically Noting certain complexions.

Made of wax; abounding in wax; waxed: as, a waxy dressing for leather

A change of parts of the muscular fibers into a peculiar hyaline substance, which differs from lardacein; it occurs in certain cases of typhoid fever, meningitis, and other acute febrile disorders.

Resembling wax in appearance or consistency; viscid; adhesive; soft; hence, yielding; pliable; impressible.

amyloid degeneration. See under Amyloid.