- paraffin oil par·af·fin oil ['pærəfɪn'ɔɪl] Am n
- cherosene m
liquid paraffin — olio di paraffina
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paraffin oil par·af·fin oil ['pærəfɪn'ɔɪl] Am n
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par|af|fin — «PAR uh fihn», noun, verb. –n. 1. a) a colorless or white, almost tasteless substance, like wax, used for making candles and for sealing jars of jelly or jam; paraffin wax. Paraffin has no odor and is a solid at ordinary temperatures. It is… … Useful english dictionary
paraffin — /par euh fin/, n. 1. 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… … Universalium
paraffin — par•af•fin [[t]ˈpær ə fɪn[/t]] n. 1) chem. a white or colorless, tasteless, odorless, waxy, solid mixture of alkanes, used esp. in candles and sealing materials 2) chem. alkane 3) chem. brit. Also called par′affin oil Brit. kerosene 4) chem. to… … From formal English to slang
paraffin — par|af|fin [ˈpærəfın] n [U] [Date: 1800 1900; : German; Origin: Latin parum too little + affinis related ; because it does not easily make compounds with other substances] 1.) BrE a kind of oil used for heating and in lamps, made from ↑petroleum… … Dictionary of contemporary English
paraffin — 1. One of the methane series of acyclic hydrocarbons. 2. SYN: hard p.. [L. parum, little, + affinis, neighboring, akin, so called because of its slight tendency to chemical reaction] chlorinated p. a solvent for dichloramine T. hard p. a purified … Medical dictionary
paraffinoma — A tumefaction, usually a granuloma, caused by the prosthetic or therapeutic injection of paraffin into the tissues; sometimes used with reference to similar lesions resulting from the injection of any oil, wax, or the like. SEE ALSO:… … Medical dictionary
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