paraffin
美音:[´perəfən
]
英音:[´perəfən
]
n.石蜡
难易程度:
paraffin为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
形容词:paraffinic 动词过去式:paraffined 过去分词:paraffined 现在分词:paraffining 第三人称单数:paraffins
近义词, 同义词
paraffin
/'pærəfɪn; `pærəfɪn/
n [U]
1 (also `paraffin oil) (Brit) (US `coal oil, kerosene) oil obtained from petroleum, coal, etc and used as a fuel in heaters and lamps and as a solvent 煤油
*[attrib 作定语] a paraffin lamp, stove 煤油灯、炉.
2 (also `paraffin wax) wax-like substance obtained from petroleum, used esp for making candles 石蜡.
n [U]
1 (also `paraffin oil) (Brit) (US `coal oil, kerosene) oil obtained from petroleum, coal, etc and used as a fuel in heaters and lamps and as a solvent 煤油
*[attrib 作定语] a paraffin lamp, stove 煤油灯、炉.
2 (also `paraffin wax) wax-like substance obtained from petroleum, used esp for making candles 石蜡.
paraffin
n[U]
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: German;Origin:Latin parum 'too little' + affinis 'related'; because it does not easily make compounds with other substances]
BrE a kind of oil used for heating and in lamps, made from petroleum or coal
American Equivalent: kerosene
alsoparaffin waxBrE
a soft white substance used for making candles, made from petroleum or coal
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: German;Origin:Latin parum 'too little' + affinis 'related'; because it does not easily make compounds with other substances]
BrE a kind of oil used for heating and in lamps, made from petroleum or coal
American Equivalent: kerosene
alsoparaffin waxBrE
a soft white substance used for making candles, made from petroleum or coal
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