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Paraffin

//ˈpɛɹ.ə.fɪn// noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    A petroleum-based thin and colourless fuel oil. Ireland, UK, countable, uncountable

    "She poured paraffin on the dry floors and on the pandanus-mats, and then she set fire."

  2. 2
    (British usage) kerosine wordnet
  3. 3
    Any member of the alkane hydrocarbons. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2) wordnet
  5. 5
    Paraffin wax. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    from crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To impregnate or treat with paraffin.
  2. 2
    To embed in paraffin wax.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin paraffinum, from parum (too little) + affinis (related, affinity). Therefore low affinity or being chemically neutral.

Etymology 2

From Latin paraffinum, from parum (too little) + affinis (related, affinity). Therefore low affinity or being chemically neutral.

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