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Synonyms for paraffin
ˈpær ə fɪnparaf·fin
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Princeton's WordNet
paraffin, paraffin waxnoun
from crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings
Synonyms:
paraffin series, methane series, alkane series, paraffin oil, paraffin wax, alkanemethane series, alkane series, alkane, paraffin series, paraffinnoun
a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2)
Synonyms:
paraffin wax, paraffin series, methane series, paraffin oil, alkane series, alkaneparaffin, paraffin oilnoun
(British usage) kerosine
Synonyms:
paraffin series, methane series, alkane series, paraffin oil, paraffin wax, alkane
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Translations for paraffin
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- البارافينArabic
- parafínCzech
- paraffinDanish
- ParaffinGerman
- parafinoEsperanto
- parafinaSpanish
- alkaanEstonian
- alkaaniFinnish
- paraffine, paraffinerFrench
- pairifínIrish
- आयलHindi
- paraffinHungarian
- parafinIndonesian
- paraffinare, paraffinaItalian
- פָּרָפִיןHebrew
- パラフィンJapanese
- ಪ್ಯಾರಾಫಿನ್Kannada
- paraffinLatin
- paraffineDutch
- parafina, alkan, parafinowaćPolish
- parafinaPortuguese
- parafinaRomanian
- парафинRussian
- paraffinSwedish
- பாரஃபின்Tamil
- పారాఫిన్Telugu
- parafinTurkish
- پیرافینUrdu
- paraffinVietnamese
- 石蠟Chinese
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