paraffinic


par·af·fin

P0058000 (păr′ə-fĭn)n.1. A waxy white or colorless solid hydrocarbon mixture used to make candles, wax paper, lubricants, and sealing materials. Also called paraffin wax.2. Chemistry A member of the alkane series.3. Chiefly British Kerosene.tr.v. par·af·fined, par·af·fin·ing, par·af·fins To saturate, impregnate, or coat with paraffin.
[German : Latin parum, little, not very; see pau- in Indo-European roots + Latin affīnis, associated with (from its lack of affinity with other materials); see affined.]
par′af·fin′ic adj.

paraffinic

(ˌpærəˈfɪnɪk) adj (Chemistry) chem of, relating to, or containing paraffin