"paraffin oil" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: paraffin oils [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} paraffin oil (countable and uncountable, plural paraffin oils)
  1. Any of the mineral burning oils associated with the manufacture of paraffin. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (Translations): parafiiniöljy (Finnish), huile de paraffine [feminine] (French), παραφινέλαιο (parafinélaio) [neuter] (Greek), olej parafinowy [masculine] (Polish)

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