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1. (n.) paraffin
a white or colorless, tasteless, odorless, waxy, solid mixture of alkanes, used esp. in candles and sealing materials.
2. paraffin
Also called paraffin oil.
3. (v.t.) paraffin
to cover or impregnate with paraffin.
Etymology: (1930–35)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) paraffin, paraffin wax
from crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings
2. (noun) methane series, alkane series, alkane, paraffin series, paraffin
a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2)
3. (noun) paraffin, paraffin oil
(British usage) kerosine
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) paraffin
alt. of Paraffine
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. paraffin
name given by Baron Reichenbach to a transparent crystalline substance obtained by distillation from wood, bituminous coal, shale, &c., and so called because it resists the action of the strongest acids and alkalies.
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. paraffin
A mixture of solid hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum. It has a wide range of uses including as a stiffening agent in ointments, as a lubricant, and as a topical anti-inflammatory. It is also commonly used as an embedding material in histology.
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Sense: (Americankerosene) a kind of oil which is used as a fuel
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 Afrikaans: paraffien |
 Arabic: برافين: زيْت إنارَه |
 Bulgarian: керосин |
 Brazilian: parafina |
 Czech: petrolej(ový) |
 German: das Paraffin; Paraffin-.. |
 Danish: petroleum; petroleums- |
 Greek: παραφίνη |
 Spanish: queroseno (aceite); paraf |
 Estonian: petrooleum |
 Farsi: پارافین |
 Finnish: parafiini |
 French: (à) pétrole |
 Hebrew: נֶפט |
 Hindi: पराफिन, मोमबत्ती बनाने का |
 Croatian: parafin |
 Hungarian: petróleum |
 Indonesian: parafin |
 Icelandic: paraffín, steinolía |
 Italian: paraffina, petrolio, cher |
 Japanese: パラフィン油 |
 Korean: 파라핀, 석랍(石蠟) |
 Lithuanian: parafinas,žibalas |
 Latvian: parafīns; arī petroleja |
 Malay: minyak tanah |
 Dutch: kerosine |
 Norwegian: parafin |
 Polish: parafina |
 Persian: پارافین |
 Pashto: پارافين، موم ډوله ماده |
 Portuguese: petróleo |
 Romanian: (cu) petrol |
 Russian: керосин |
 Slovak: petrolej; petrolejový |
 Slovenian: parafin |
 Serbian: parafin |
 Swedish: fotogen |
 Thai: พาราฟิน |
 Turkish: gaz yağı |
 Taiwanese: (美國又稱 kerosene)煤油 |
 Ukrainian: гас; керосин |
 Urdu: ايک قسم کا تيل |
 Vietnamese: dầu hoả |
 Chinese: 煤油，石蜡 |
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