paraffin wax

noun

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

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Meanings

nounparaffin wax (countable and uncountable, plural paraffin waxes)

plural paraffin waxes

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

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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paraffin
Broader
wax
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Basque parafina
  • parafinaparaffin wax
Bulgarian парафи́н
  • парафи́н (parafín)paraffin wax
Catalan parafina
  • parafinaparaffin wax
Chinese Mandarin 石蠟 /石蜡
  • 石蠟 /石蜡 (shílà)paraffin wax
Estonian parafiin, küünlarasv
  • parafiinparaffin wax
  • küünlarasvparaffin wax
  • küünlavahaparaffin wax
Finnish parafiini, parafiinivaha
  • parafiiniparaffin wax
  • parafiinivahaparaffin wax
French paraffine
  • paraffineparaffin wax
German Paraffin
  • Paraffinparaffin wax
Japanese 石蝋, パラフィン
  • 石蝋 (sekirō)paraffin wax
  • パラフィン (parafin)paraffin wax
Korean 석랍, 파라핀
  • 석랍 (seongnap)paraffin wax
  • 파라핀 (parapin)paraffin wax
Polish parafina
  • parafinaparaffin wax
Portuguese parafina
  • parafinaparaffin wax
Romanian parafină transparentă
  • parafină transparentăparaffin wax
Russian парафи́н
  • парафи́н (parafín)paraffin wax
Spanish parafina
  • parafinaparaffin wax
Swedish paraffin
  • paraffinparaffin wax
Ukrainian парафі́н
  • парафі́н (parafín)paraffin wax
Cite this entry
APA

paraffin wax. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paraffin%20wax

MLA

“paraffin wax.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paraffin%20wax. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paraffin wax,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paraffin%20wax.

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