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单词 petrostearin
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petrostearinn.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: petro- comb. form1, stearin n.
Etymology: < petro- comb. form1 + stearin n. N.E.D. (1905) gives the pronunciation as (petroˌstī·ărin) /pɛtrəʊˈstiːərɪn/.
Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
The mineral ozokerite; natural paraffin wax.
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the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > hydrocarbon minerals > [noun] > waxes
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petrostearin1879
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1879 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Suppl. Petro-stearine.., a solid unctuous material of which certain kinds of candles are made.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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