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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024par•af•fin /ˈpærəfɪn/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Chemistrya colorless, tasteless, odorless, waxy substance, used esp. in candles.
- Chemistry, British TermsAlso called ˈpar•af•fin ˌoil. [Brit.]kerosene.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024par•af•fin (par′ə fin),USA pronunciation n. - Chemistrya white or colorless, tasteless, odorless, water-insoluble, solid substance not easily acted upon by reagents, consisting of a mixture of hydrocarbons chiefly of the alkane series, obtained from crude petroleum: used in candles, for forming preservative coatings and seals, for waterproofing paper, etc.
- Chemistry
- any member of the alkane series.
- one of the higher members of the alkane series, solid at ordinary temperatures, having a boiling point above 300°C, which largely constitutes the commercial form of this substance.
- Chemistry, British TermsAlso called par′affin oil′. [Brit.]kerosene.
v.t. - Chemistryto cover or impregnate with paraffin.
- Latin par(um) barely + aff(īnis) connected + -in2; so called from its slight affinity for other substances; see affinity
- German
- 1830–40
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: paraffin /ˈpærəfɪn/, (less commonly)paraffine /ˈpærəˌfiːn/ n - Also called: paraffin oil, (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
- another name for alkane
- See paraffin wax
- See liquid paraffin
vb (transitive)- to treat with paraffin or paraffin wax
Etymology: 19th Century: from German, from Latin parum too little + affinis adjacent; so called from its chemical inertia |