What does paraffin mean?
Paraffin means (UK, Ireland) A petroleum-based thin and colourless fuel oil..
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/ˈpæɹ.ə.fɪn/ · noun
(UK, Ireland) A petroleum-based thin and colourless fuel oil..
She poured paraffin on the dry floors and on the pandanus-mats, and then she set fire.
The paper found high levels of phased-out flame retardants like PCBs and PBDEs, as well as allegedly safe, newer replacements chemicals, such as chlorinated paraffins and organophosphates, across the globe.
Use paraffin when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Paraffin means (UK, Ireland) A petroleum-based thin and colourless fuel oil..
Common synonyms include kerosene, alkane, paraffin wax, paraffin oil.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
She poured paraffin on the dry floors and on the pandanus-mats, and then she set fire.
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