| 单词 | paraffin |
| 释义 | Word Frequency paraffin(ˈpærəfɪn) or less commonly paraffine (ˈpærəˌfiːn) noun 1. Also called: paraffin oil or (esp US and Canadian) kerosene a liquid mixture consisting mainly of alkane hydrocarbons with boiling points in the range 150°–300°C, used as an aircraft fuel, in domestic heaters, and as a solvent 2. another name for alkane 3. paraffin wax 4. liquid paraffin verb (transitive) 5. to treat with paraffin or paraffin wax Word origin C19: from German, from Latin parum too little + affinis adjacent; so called from its chemical inertia |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含233703条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。