paraffinoid

par·af·fin·oid

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [par-uh-fi-noid]
- /ˈpær ə fɪˌnɔɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [par-uh-fi-noid]
- /ˈpær ə fɪˌnɔɪd/

Definitions of paraffinoid word

adjective paraffinoid resembling a paraffin. 1
adjective paraffinoid of or resembling paraffin 0

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Origin of paraffinoid

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-90; paraffin + -oid

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Parts of speech for Paraffinoid

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Paraffinoid

paraffinoid popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

paraffinoid usage trend in Literature

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