par·af·fin
(păr′ə-fĭn)n.
1. A waxy white or colorless solid hydrocarbon mixture used to make candles, wax paper, lubricants, and sealing materials. Also called paraffin wax.
2. Chemistry A member of the alkane series.
3. Chiefly British Kerosene.
tr.v. par·af·fined, par·af·fin·ing, par·af·fins
To saturate, impregnate, or coat with paraffin.
[German : Latin parum, little, not very; see pau- in Indo-European roots + Latin affīnis, associated with (from its lack of affinity with other materials); see affined.]
par′af·fin′ic adj.
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paraffin
(ˈpærəfɪn) or less commonlyparaffine
n
1. (Elements & Compounds) Also called: paraffin oil or kerosene (esp US and Canadian)a liquid mixture consisting mainly of alkane hydrocarbons with boiling points in the range 150°–300°C, used as an aircraft fuel, in domestic heaters, and as a solvent
2. (Elements & Compounds) another name for alkane
3. (Elements & Compounds) See paraffin wax
4. (Elements & Compounds) See liquid paraffin
vb (tr)
(Elements & Compounds) to treat with paraffin or paraffin wax
[C19: from German, from Latin parum too little + affinis adjacent; so called from its chemical inertia]
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par•af•fin
(ˈpær ə fɪn)n.
1. a white or colorless, tasteless, odorless, waxy, solid mixture of alkanes, used esp. in candles and sealing materials.
2. alkane.
3. Also called par′affin oil`. Brit. kerosene.
v.t. 4. to cover or impregnate with paraffin.
[1830–40; < German < Latin par(um) barely + aff(īnis) connected + German -in -in1; so called from its slight affinity for other substances; see affinity]
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par·af·fin
(păr′ə-fĭn) A waxy, white or colorless solid mixture made from petroleum and used to make candles, wax paper, lubricants, and waterproof coatings.
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paraffin
kerosene
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  paraffin - from crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatingswax - any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water |
| 2. | paraffin - a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2) aliphatic compound - organic compound that is an alkane or alkene or alkyne or their derivative butane - occurs in natural gas; used in the manufacture of rubber and fuels amine, aminoalkane - a compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals heptane - a colorless volatile highly flammable liquid obtained from petroleum and used as an anesthetic or a solvent or in determining octane ratings hexane - a colorless flammable liquid alkane derived from petroleum and used as a solvent methane - a colorless odorless gas used as a fuel | |
| 3. | paraffin - (British usage) kerosine |
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Translations
بَارَافِيـنبرافين: زيْت إنارَه
parafínpetrolej
petroleum
alkaan
alkaaniparafiini
parafin
petróleum
paraffín, steinolía
パラフィン
등유
parafinas
parafīnspetroleja
parafin
fotogen
พาราฟิน
gaz yağıparafin
dầu hỏa
paraffin
[ˈpærəfɪn]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
paraffin
[ˈpærəfɪn] n (British) (also paraffin oil) → pétrole (lampant)
(also paraffin wax) → paraffine f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
paraffin
paraffin
:paraffin lamp
n → Paraffinlampe f
paraffin oil
n (Brit) → Paraffinöl nt
paraffin stove
n (Brit) → Paraffinofen m
paraffin wax
n → Paraffin nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
paraffin
[ˈpærəfɪn] par£af£fin oil [ˈpærəfɪnˈɔɪl] (Am) n → cherosene mliquid paraffin → olio di paraffina
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
paraffin
(ˈparəfin) noun (American kerosene) a kind of oil which is used as a fuel. This heater burns paraffin; (also adjective) a paraffin lamp.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
paraffin
→ بَارَافِيـن parafín petroleum Paraffin παραφίνη parafina parafiini paraffine parafin paraffina パラフィン 등유 paraffine parafin parafina parafina керосин fotogen พาราฟิน parafin dầu hỏa 石蜡Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
par·af·fin
n. parafina.
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