paraffin

• paraffine (dated)

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

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpæɹ.ə.fɪn/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛɹ.ə.fɪn/

paraffin (countable and uncountable, plural paraffins)

1. (UK, Ireland) A petroleum-based thin and colourless fuel oil.

   Synonym: kerosene

   • 1919, W[illiam] Somerset Maugham, “chapter 57”, in The Moon and Sixpence, [New York, N.Y.]: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers […], →OCLC:

     She poured paraffin on the dry floors and on the pandanus-mats, and then she set fire.

2. (petrochemistry, organic chemistry) Any member of the alkane hydrocarbons.
3. Paraffin wax.

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

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

paraffin n

1. paraffin wax, paraffin

   ost överdragen med paraffin

   cheese coated with paraffin wax

• paraffinera

• fotogen (“kerosene”)

• paraffin in Svensk ordbok (SO)
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• paraffin in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)