different between paraffine vs paraffin

English

Noun

paraffine (countable and uncountable, plural paraffines)

1. Alternative spelling of paraffin

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: paraffinent, paraffines

Verb

paraffine

1. first-person singular present indicative of paraffiner
2. third-person singular present indicative of paraffiner
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of paraffiner
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of paraffiner
5. second-person singular imperative of paraffiner

Italian

Noun

paraffine f

1. plural of paraffina

English

Alternative forms

• paraffine

Etymology

Latin paraffinum, from parum (too little) + affinis (related, affinity). Therefore low affinity or being chemically neutral

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?pæ?.?.f?n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?p??.?.f?n/

Noun

paraffin (countable and uncountable, plural paraffins)

1. (Britain) A petroleum-based thin and colorless fuel oil
   • 1919, W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, chapter 57

     She poured paraffin on the dry floors and on the pandanus-mats, and then she set fire.

   Synonym: kerosene

2. (chemistry) Any member of the alkane hydrocarbons.
3. Paraffin wax.

Derived terms

• chloroparaffin

Translations

Verb

paraffin (third-person singular simple present paraffins, present participle paraffining, simple past and past participle paraffined)

1. To impregnate or treat with paraffin.
2. To embed in paraffin wax.

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