"paraffinize" meaning in All languages combined

See paraffinize on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: paraffinizes [present, singular, third-person], paraffinizing [participle, present], paraffinized [participle, past], paraffinized [past]
Etymology: From paraffin + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|paraffin|ize}} paraffin + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} paraffinize (third-person singular simple present paraffinizes, present participle paraffinizing, simple past and past participle paraffinized)
  1. To embed a tissue sample in paraffin wax prior to microtoming. Related terms: deparaffinize, deparaffinization, paraffinization

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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