paraffin-oil

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noun paraffin-oil 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. 1
noun paraffin-oil 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. 1
noun paraffin-oil Also called paraffin oil. British. kerosene. 1
verb with object paraffin-oil to cover or impregnate with paraffin. 1

before 1830

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

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