Against the Physicists, Books IX-X of Against the Learned Section 250

καὶ πήττει μὲν τὸν πηλὸν τὸ ὑδατῶδες τοῦ γεώδους ἐξατμίζων, τήκει δὲ τὸν κηρὸν διὰ τὸ μὴ ἔχειν τὴν τοῦ πηλοῦ ἰδιότητα.

And it hardens clay by evaporating its watery part from the earthy part, but melts wax because wax does not possess the distinctive property of clay.

Et il durcit l’argile en faisant s’évaporer ce qu’elle contient d’humide et de terreux, mais fait fondre la cire parce qu’elle ne possède pas la propriété de l’argile.