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adj
Of or pertaining to paraffin, or to the alkanes
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
aliphatic
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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History
Etymology tree English paraffin Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English paraffinic From paraffin + -ic.
Across languages
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
