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paraffin
[ par-uh-fin ]
noun
- a 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掳C, which largely constitutes the commercial form of this substance.
- Also called par顎僡ffin oil顎. British. kerosene.
verb (used with object)
- to cover or impregnate with paraffin.
paraffin
/ 藞p忙r蓹f瑟n; 藞p忙r蓹藢fi藧n /
noun
- Also calledparaffin oilesp US and Canadiankerosene a liquid mixture consisting mainly of alkane hydrocarbons with boiling points in the range 150掳鈥300掳C, used as an aircraft fuel, in domestic heaters, and as a solvent
- another name for alkane
- See paraffin wax
- See liquid paraffin
verb
- to treat with paraffin or paraffin wax
paraffin
- A waxy, white or colorless solid mixture of hydrocarbons made from petroleum and used to make candles, wax paper, lubricants, and waterproof coatings.
- Also called paraffin wax
- See alkane
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of paraffin1
Example Sentences
In the evenings, she uses candles and paraffin lamps for light and keeps herself entertained with her battery-powered radio and her library of books.
Instead, they lit a paraffin lamp in the room near him as a beacon, in case his spirit wished to return to his body.
Permanent fillers like silicone or paraffin have been used but are not recommended, as they have been associated with long-term complications like necrosis and deformities.
Before getting social housing in the early 1980s the family lived in a home with no electricity, using paraffin lamps for light.
They erected partitions of wood, cardboard and cloth, built shacks within rooms and cooked on paraffin stoves.
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