| 单词 | paraffin | 
| 释义 | Word Frequency paraffin(ˈpærəfɪn) or less commonly paraffine (ˈpærəˌfiːn) noun 1.  Also called: paraffin oil or (esp US and Canadian) kerosene 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.   another name for alkane  3. paraffin wax  4. liquid paraffin  verb (transitive) 5.  to treat with paraffin or paraffin wax  Word originC19: from German, from Latin parum too little + affinis adjacent; so called from its chemical inertia | 
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