"paraffin" meaning in English

See paraffin in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpæɹ.ə.fɪn/ [UK], /ˈpɛɹ.ə.fɪn/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-paraffin.wav [Southern-England] Forms: paraffins [plural]
Etymology: Latin paraffinum, from parum (too little) + affinis (related, affinity). Therefore low affinity or being chemically neutral Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|paraffinum}} Latin paraffinum, {{m|la|parum}} parum, {{m|la|affinis}} affinis Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} paraffin (countable and uncountable, plural paraffins)
  1. (UK) A petroleum-based thin and colourless fuel oil. Tags: UK, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Petroleum Synonyms: kerosene
    Sense id: en-paraffin-en-noun-NlWeLWJ4 Disambiguation of Petroleum: 63 7 16 1 13 Categories (other): British English
  2. (petrochemistry, organic chemistry) Any member of the alkane hydrocarbons. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Organic compounds, Petrochemistry Translations (alkane hydrocarbon): պարաֆին (parafin) (Armenian), парафі́н (parafín) [masculine] (Belarusian), парафи́н (parafín) [masculine] (Bulgarian), paraffine (Dutch), alkaan (Estonian), alkaani (Finnish), paraffine (French), პარაფინი (ṗarapini) (Georgian), παραφίνη (parafíni) [feminine] (Greek), paraffin (Hungarian), paraffina [feminine] (Italian), パラフィン (parafin) (Japanese), 파라핀 (parapin) (Korean), parafina [feminine] (Polish), alkan [masculine] (Polish), парафи́н (parafín) [masculine] (Russian), parafina [feminine] (Spanish), paraffin [neuter] (Swedish), malapagkit (Tagalog), parapina (Tagalog), พาราฟิน (Thai), парафі́н (parafín) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-paraffin-en-noun-wpZy8hbJ Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, petrochemistry, petrology, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'alkane hydrocarbon': 5 95 0
  3. Paraffin wax. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Chemical reactions
    Sense id: en-paraffin-en-noun-jhS4-IpH Disambiguation of Chemical reactions: 20 13 39 1 28 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 12 43 1 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: paraffine [dated] Derived forms: chloroparaffin, liquid paraffin, paraffin oil, paraffin paper, paraffin scale, paraffin test, soft paraffin

Verb

IPA: /ˈpæɹ.ə.fɪn/ [UK], /ˈpɛɹ.ə.fɪn/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-paraffin.wav [Southern-England] Forms: paraffins [present, singular, third-person], paraffining [participle, present], paraffined [participle, past], paraffined [past]
Etymology: Latin paraffinum, from parum (too little) + affinis (related, affinity). Therefore low affinity or being chemically neutral Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|paraffinum}} Latin paraffinum, {{m|la|parum}} parum, {{m|la|affinis}} affinis Head templates: {{en-verb}} paraffin (third-person singular simple present paraffins, present participle paraffining, simple past and past participle paraffined)
  1. To impregnate or treat with paraffin. Translations (treat with paraffin): parafinar (Catalan), parafinoida (Finnish), paraffiner (French), paraffinieren (German), paraffinare (Italian), parafinować (Polish), parafina (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-paraffin-en-verb-H-1iXLEV Disambiguation of 'treat with paraffin': 96 4
  2. To embed in paraffin wax. Categories (topical): Chemical processes
    Sense id: en-paraffin-en-verb-i9kMPp2X Disambiguation of Chemical processes: 18 11 17 22 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: paraffine [dated]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "petrochemistry"
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          "organic chemistry",
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        "natural-sciences",
        "organic-chemistry",
        "petrochemistry",
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        "physical-sciences"
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      "ipa": "/ˈpɛɹ.ə.fɪn/",
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
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      "sense": "alkane hydrocarbon",
      "word": "պարաֆին"
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      "sense": "alkane hydrocarbon",
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "парафі́н"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "parafín",
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      "word": "paraffine"
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      "code": "et",
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      "sense": "alkane hydrocarbon",
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    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "alkane hydrocarbon",
      "word": "alkaani"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "alkane hydrocarbon",
      "word": "paraffine"
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ṗarapini",
      "sense": "alkane hydrocarbon",
      "word": "პარაფინი"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "parafíni",
      "sense": "alkane hydrocarbon",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "alkane hydrocarbon",
      "word": "paraffin"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "alkane hydrocarbon",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "paraffina"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
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      "sense": "alkane hydrocarbon",
      "word": "パラフィン"
    },
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "parapin",
      "sense": "alkane hydrocarbon",
      "word": "파라핀"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "alkane hydrocarbon",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "parafina"
    },
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      "sense": "alkane hydrocarbon",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "парафи́н"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "alkane hydrocarbon",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "sv",
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      "code": "tl",
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      "word": "malapagkit"
    },
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      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "alkane hydrocarbon",
      "word": "parapina"
    },
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      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "alkane hydrocarbon",
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
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      "sense": "alkane hydrocarbon",
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      ],
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    }
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  ],
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}

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      "sense": "treat with paraffin",
      "word": "parafinar"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "treat with paraffin",
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "treat with paraffin",
      "word": "paraffiner"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "treat with paraffin",
      "word": "paraffinieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "treat with paraffin",
      "word": "paraffinare"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "treat with paraffin",
      "word": "parafinować"
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "treat with paraffin",
      "word": "parafina"
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}

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