paraffin.
A petroleum-based thin and colourless fuel oil.
Meaning & usage
A petroleum-based thin and colourless fuel oil.
Any member of the alkane hydrocarbons.
Paraffin wax.
Where this word comes from
From Latin paraffinum, from parum (too little) + affinis (related, affinity). Therefore low affinity or being chemically neutral.
To impregnate or treat with paraffin.
To embed in paraffin wax.
Where this word comes from
From Latin paraffinum, from parum (too little) + affinis (related, affinity). Therefore low affinity or being chemically neutral.
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