paraffin wax

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paraffin wax

noun paraffin waxes

  1. countable, uncountable A waxy white solid hydrocarbon mixture used to make candles, wax paper, lubricants, and sealing materials.

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noun paraffin wax

Españolparafina
한국어석랍 seongnap, 파라핀 parapin
日本語石蝋 sekirō, パラフィン parafin
中文石蠟 /石蜡 shílà
Portuguêsparafina
Françaisparaffine
DeutschParaffin
Românăparafină transparentă
Русскийпарафи́н parafín

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@misc{paraffin_wax_2026,
  title = {paraffin wax},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/paraffin%20wax},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}