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Showing words for PARAFFIN using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Paraffin

paraffin

6 Letter Words for Paraffin

affair, affrap, fafnir, farina, parian, pirana, raffia

5 Letter Words for Paraffin

airan, apair, apian, arain, arian, infra, naira, praia, prana

4 Letter Words for Paraffin

aarp, afar, affa, aina, airn, apar, apia, aria, arna, arni, fain, fair, fana, fiar, firn, frap, iran, naff, naif, napa, niff, nipa, paar, pain, pair, pana, para, pari, pian, piff, pina, pirn, prin, raff, raia, rain, rana, riff, ripa

3 Letter Words for Paraffin

aff, afp, aia, ain, air, ana, apa, apr, ara, arf, arn, fan, fap, far, ffa, fin, fip, fir, fra, fri, iaa, iff, inf, ipr, ira, naa, naf, nap, nar, nip, pan, par, pia, pin, pir, prf, prn, raf, rai, ran, rap, ria, rif, rin, rip, rna

Definitions for Paraffin

[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 candles, for forming preservative coatings and seals, for waterproofing paper, etc.
[2] Chemistry . any member of the alkane series. one of the higher members of the alkane series, solid at ordinary temperatures, having a boiling point above 300°C, which largely constitutes the commercial form of this substance.
[3] Also called paraffin oil . British . kerosene.
[4] to cover or impregnate with paraffin.
[5] Also called: paraffin oil , (esp US and Canadian) kerosene a liquid mixture consisting mainly of alkane hydrocarbons with boiling points in the range 150°–300°C, used as an aircraft fuel, in domestic heaters, and as a solvent
[6] another name for alkane
[7] See paraffin wax
[8] See liquid paraffin
[9] to treat with paraffin or paraffin wax

Words nearby Paraffin

paradoxical reflex, paradoxical respiration, paradoxical sleep, paradrop, paraesthesia, paraffin, paraffin wax, paraffine, paraffinic, paraffinize, paraffinoid

Origin of Paraffin

1830–40; < German < Latin par(um ) barely + aff(īnis ) connected + -in2; so called from its slight affinity for other substances; see affinity

Word origin for Paraffin

C19: from German, from Latin parum too little + affinis adjacent; so called from its chemical inertia