paraffin

UK
/ˈpær.ə.fɪn/
US
/ˈpɛr.ə.fɪn/
paraffinnoun
paraffins
pl
Traducciones
She used paraffin to make homemade candles for her friend's birthday.
Elle a utilisé de la paraffine pour fabriquer des bougies maison pour l'anniversaire de son amie.
kérosèneSurtout au sens britannique.
The old lamp was filled with paraffin to provide light during the power outage.
La vieille lampe était remplie de kérosène pour fournir de la lumière pendant la panne de courant.
Traducciones adicionales
paraffinesEn chimie, au pluriel.
Definiciones
A waxy, white or colorless solid hydrocarbon mixture used in candles, cosmetics, polishes, and sealing materials.
She used paraffin to make homemade candles for her friend's birthday.
A type of kerosene used as fuel, especially in lamps and heaters.
The old lamp was filled with paraffin to provide light during the power outage.
Any of the saturated, straight-chain hydrocarbons (alkanes), particularly those occurring naturally in petroleum; often used in the plural.
Short-chain paraffins are valuable feedstocks in the petrochemical industry.
Sinónimos
petroleum jelly
mineral oil
paraffinverb
paraffined
Past Simple
paraffined
Past Participle
paraffining
Gerund
Traducciones
paraffinerTerme technique, surtout en contexte scientifique et médical.
The specimens were paraffined to preserve their cellular structure.
Les spécimens ont été paraffinés afin de préserver leur structure cellulaire.
Definiciones
To impregnate, coat, or treat with paraffin.
The specimens were paraffined to preserve their cellular structure.
paraffinadjective
UK
/ˈpær.ə.fɪn/
US
/ˈpɛr.ə.fɪn/
Used attributively before another noun to indicate relation to or composition of paraffin (e.g., "paraffin wax", "paraffin heater").
Traducciones
The laboratory stored samples in paraffin blocks.
Le laboratoire conservait les échantillons dans des blocs paraffinés.
Definiciones
Made of, containing, or relating to paraffin.
The laboratory stored samples in paraffin blocks.