Cholesterol is a waxy substance that, among other things, provides structure to the body's cell membranes.

胆固醇是一种蜡状物质，除了其它方面功能，它还是机体细胞细胞膜的构成成分。

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These troughs are covered with a waxy water-repelling substance which has the effect of rolling the droplets down the beetle's inclined body and into its mouth.

这些纹路有一层排水的蜡质，甲虫身体倾斜，水滴就可滚到嘴里。

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Like many arthropods, the scorpion and eurypterid had a waxy coating on their exoskeletons to keep them from drying out.

Cody说，就像很多节肢动物，蝎子和广翅鲎在他们的外骨骼的外侧有一个蜡质的外层用于防止他们过于干燥而死亡。

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Already the moon had risen, a flake of waxy alabaster in a blue sky thin with light.

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Initially, it is a soft, foul-smelling matter that floats on the ocean but through exposure to the sun and the salt water over years it turns into a smooth lump of compact rock which feels waxy and has a sweet smell.

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The fancy-leaf begonias have a quieter appeal than their waxy sistren, with a chic Victorian quality that makes you forgive them for being more finicky as a houseplant.

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