Paraffiny

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling or characteristic of paraffin.

    "There was a strong paraffiny smell in the garage."

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"There was a strong paraffiny smell in the garage."

Etymology

From paraffin + -y.

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