(1) Cholesterol is a white, waxy substance found in all animal tissues.

(2) Sodium is a silvery white metal with a waxy appearance.

(3) Also known as the Jersey Royal, this is a waxy salad potato famed for its distinctive flavour.

(4) If you find a white, fluffy, waxy material on the undersides of leaves or in the leaf axils, your plant has mealybugs.

(5) A police spokesman said the fake notes can be identified by their feel, as they will appear limp, waxy or shiny, unlike regular notes, which should be crisp.

(6) He'd lost a lot of weight and his skin looked grey and waxy .

(7) Although he was still warm to the touch, he had a waxy appearance which suggested a lack of oxygen.

(8) A favourite flower for the bouquet's centre was the amazon lily, which had white waxy blooms.

(9) It continued with a thick steak of char-grilled tuna, sitting on a warm, waxy potato and anchovy salad, the heat of the fish wilting some pert baby spinach.

(10) Frostbitten skin initially turns red, then it takes on a whitish, waxy appearance.

(11) Their faces were waxy and pallid in the glow of the torchlight.

(12) Kipflers are wonderful, waxy , yellow-fleshed potatoes that were first identified in Germany.

(13) His yellowish-white jowls drooped, giving him a waxy appearance.

(14) Dishes of sliced waxy potatoes baked with cheese are popular all over the Alps.

(15) It has big balls of bright orange flowers and large waxy grey leaves, but because it won't tolerate temperatures below about 15-degrees Celsius, it will only grow in a glasshouse this far south.

(16) The waxy white flowers of citrus fruits are produced from January onwards, with many varieties having a delicious fragrance capable of filling a small conservatory.

(17) There, among the white waxy flowers, she saw a small, snow-white moth with grayish hind wings.

(18) Their faces were waxy , white and drawn, their eyes open and blank.

(19) They were passing through a grove of low trees now, with drifts of creamy blossom and the waxy green leaves of citrus trees.

(20) In another salad, waxy redskin potatoes with a deep, earthy flavour were served warm, along with a poached egg, on a combination of leaves and vegetables sprinkled with sesame seeds.

(21) The flesh was so pale as to seem blue in the dim light, and waxily cold.

(22) Dead-eyed and waxily handsome, he makes a speech about helping our brothers and sisters in Africa.

(23) The potatoes had the furry waxiness and real flavour you only get from the great heritage varieties that have been boiled in their skins.

(24) A cooking thermometer also comes in handy; cover the probe completely with a thick layer of foil so you don't render it waxily unusable for all future purposes.

(25) They also take their turn kneeling to pray amid the flowers in front of the coffin, peering at the waxily reposed figures with a mixture of curiosity and bewilderment.

(26) The attributes of waxiness or flouriness are also influenced by the growing conditions, and by the age of the tuber.

(27) Leaf waxiness differs with leaf type - juvenile foliage is waxy, whereas adult foliage is not.

(28) The smoke alarm did indeed go off, and the candles were so waxily embedded in to the cakey goodness that it was well beyond eating.

(29) They were retrieved by the proprietor, a man so fat, grave and waxily mustachioed that he was easily the least appropriate person available for the task.

(30) The flavour, only medium full, does not lack substance, and exhibits waxiness and spice.