paraffin (redirected from paraffins)

par·af·fin  (pr-fn)

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-¹ in Indo-European roots + Latin affnis, associated with (from its lack of affinity with other materials); see affined.]

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paraf·finic adj.

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paraffin

Noun

1. Brit a liquid mixture distilled from petroleum or shale and used as a fuel or solvent

2. Chem the former name for alkane [Latin parum too little + affinis adjacent; so called from its chemical inertia]

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paraffin  (pr-fn)

1. A waxy, white or colorless solid mixture of hydrocarbons made from petroleum and used to make candles, wax paper, lubricants, and waterproof coatings. Also called paraffin wax.

2. See alkane.

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

paraffin [ˈpærəfɪn] n (BRIT): paraffin (oil) → parafina

paraffin [ˈpærəfɪn] n (Brit);

paraffin (oil) → pétrole (lampant);

liquid paraffin → huile f de paraffine

paraffin [ˈpærəfɪn] (Brit) n (also: paraffin oil) → Petroleum nt;

liquid paraffin → Paraffinöl nt

paraffin [ˈpærəfɪn] n (BRIT): paraffin (oil) → paraffina;

liquid paraffin → olio di paraffina

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paraffin

n paraffin [ˈparəfin]

(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 petrolej(ový) petroleum; petroleums- das Paraffin; Paraffin-... παραφίνη queroseno (aceite); parafina (cera) petrooleum پارافین paloöljy (à) pétrole נֶפט पराफिन, मोमबत्ती बनाने का चर्बी जैसा पदार्थ parafin petróleum parafin paraffín, steinolía paraffina, petrolio, cherosene パラフィン油 파라핀 parafinas, žibalas parafīns; arī petroleja minyak tanah kerosine parafin parafina petróleo (cu) petrol керосин petrolej; petrolejový parafin parafin fotogen พาราฟิน gaz yağı 石蠟 гас; керосин ايک قسم کا تيل dầu hoả 石蜡