paraffin

See also: Paraffin

English

Alternative forms

paraffine

Etymology

Latin paraffinum, from parum (too little) + affinis (related, affinity). Therefore low affinity or being chemically neutral

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛɹ.ə.fɪn/

Noun

paraffin (countable and uncountable, plural paraffins)

(Britain) A petroleum based thin and colorless fuel oil, (kerosene in US English).
- 1919, W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, chapter 57
  She poured paraffin on the dry floors and on the pandanus-mats, and then she set fire.
(chemistry) Any member of the alkane hydrocarbons.
Paraffin wax.

Derived terms

chloroparaffin

Translations

kerosene — see kerosene

alkane hydrocarbon

Dutch: paraffine (nl)
Estonian: alkaan
Finnish: alkaani (fi)
French: paraffine (fr)
Italian: paraffina (it) f

Polish: parafina (pl) f, alkan (pl) m
Russian: парафи́н (ru) m (parafín)
Spanish: parafina (es) f
Tagalog: malapagkit, parapina

paraffin wax — see paraffin wax

Verb

paraffin (third-person singular simple present paraffins, present participle paraffining, simple past and past participle paraffined)

To impregnate or treat with paraffin.
To embed in paraffin wax.

Translations

treat with paraffin

Finnish: parafinoida
French: paraffiner (fr)
Italian: paraffinare

Polish: parafinować
Romanian: parafina (ro)

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