Phrase guide

paraffin wax

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

from crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: paraffin

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: wax

History

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: պարաֆին (parafin) — paraffin wax
  • Basque: parafina — paraffin wax
  • Belarusian: парафі́н (parafín) — paraffin wax
  • Bulgarian: парафи́н (parafín) — paraffin wax
  • Catalan: parafina — paraffin wax
  • Chinese Mandarin: 石蠟 /石蜡 (shílà) — paraffin wax
  • Estonian: parafiin — paraffin wax
  • Estonian: küünlarasv — paraffin wax
  • Estonian: küünlavaha — paraffin wax
  • Finnish: parafiini — paraffin wax
  • Finnish: parafiinivaha — paraffin wax
  • French: paraffine — paraffin wax
  • Georgian: პარაფინი (ṗarapini) — paraffin wax
  • German: Paraffin — paraffin wax
  • Japanese: 石蝋 (sekirō) — paraffin wax
  • Japanese: パラフィン (parafin) — paraffin wax
  • Korean: 석랍 (seongnap) — paraffin wax
  • Korean: 파라핀 (parapin) — paraffin wax
  • Polish: parafina — paraffin wax
  • Portuguese: parafina — paraffin wax
  • Romanian: parafină transparentă — paraffin wax
  • Russian: парафи́н (parafín) — paraffin wax
  • Spanish: parafina — paraffin wax
  • Swedish: paraffin — paraffin wax
  • Ukrainian: парафі́н (parafín) — paraffin wax