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.
hardening - abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue. 2. hardening - the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization; the hardening of concrete; he tested the set of the glue. curing, solidification, solidifying, set. congealment, congelation - the process of congealing; solidification by (or as if by) freezing.