paraffin

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.

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[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.]

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par′af·fin′ic adj.

paraffin

(ˈpærəfɪn) or less commonly

paraffine

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]

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]

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.

paraffin

kerosene

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	paraffin - from crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings paraffin wax wax - 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) alkane, alkane series, methane series, paraffin series 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 C2H6, ethane - a colorless odorless alkane gas used as fuel 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 paraffin oil coal oil, kerosene, kerosine, lamp oil - a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters

Translations

بَارَافِيـنبرافين: زيْت إنارَه

parafínpetrolej

petroleum

ParaffinPetroleum

παραφίνη

parafina

alkaan

alkaaniparafiini

paraffine

parafin

petróleum

paraffín, steinolía

paraffinaolio di paraffina

パラフィン

등유

parafinas

parafīnspetroleja

paraffine

parafin

parafina

parafina

керосинпарафин

parafin

fotogen

พาราฟิน

gaz yağıparafin

dầu hỏa

石蜡煤油

paraffin

[ˈpærəfɪn]

A. N (Brit) (also paraffin oil) → petróleo m (de alumbrado), queroseno m; (= wax) → parafina f

B. CPD paraffin heater N → estufa f de parafina
paraffin lamp N → quinqué m
paraffin wax N → parafina f

paraffin

[ˈpærəfɪn] n

(British) (also paraffin oil) → pétrole (lampant)

(also paraffin wax) → paraffine f

liquid paraffin → huile f de paraffineparaffin heater n (British) → poêle m à mazoutparaffin lamp n (British) → lampe f à pétrole

paraffin

n (Brit: = oil, US: = wax) → Paraffin nt

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paraffin

:

paraffin lamp

n → Paraffinlampe f

paraffin oil

n (Brit) → Paraffinöl nt

paraffin stove

n (Brit) → Paraffinofen m

paraffin wax

n → Paraffin nt

paraffin

[ˈpærəfɪn] par£af£fin oil [ˈpærəfɪnˈɔɪl] (Am) n → cherosene m
liquid paraffin → olio di paraffina

paraffin

(ˈparəfin) noun

(American kerosene) a kind of oil which is used as a fuel. This heater burns paraffin; (also adjective) a paraffin lamp. paraffien برافين: زيْت إنارَه керосин parafina petrolej(ový) das Paraffin; Paraffin-... petroleum; petroleums- παραφίνηqueroseno; parafina petrooleum پارافین parafiini pétroleנפט पराफिन, मोमबत्ती बनाने का चर्बी जैसा पदार्थ parafin petróleum parafin paraffín, steinolía paraffina, petrolio, cherosene パラフィン油 파라핀, 석랍(石蠟) parafinas, žibalas parafīns; arī petroleja minyak tanah kerosineparafinparafina پارافين، موم ډوله ماده petróleo (cu) petrol керосин petrolej; petrolejový parafin parafin fotogen พาราฟิน gaz yağı (美國又稱 kerosene)煤油 гас; керосин ايک قسم کا تيل dầu hoả 煤油，石蜡

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

par·af·fin

n. parafina.