Paraffin Wax

Definition: Paraffin Wax

Paraffin Wax

Noun

1. From crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings.

Synonym: Paraffin Wax

Synonym: paraffin (n). (additional references)

Synonyms within Context: Paraffin Wax

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Fuel	Wax, paraffin wax, paraffin oil; lamp oil, whale oil.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Paraffin Wax

English words defined with "paraffin wax": paraffin scale ♦ scale wax ♦ wax paper. (references)

Specialty definitions using "paraffin wax": antisqueak applier, antisqueak chalker, ANTISQUEAK FILLER ♦ chalker, soles, crude wax ♦ fibrous wax, flare chalker, fossil wax ♦ native paraffine ♦ outsole paraffiner ♦ PARAFFIN-MACHINE OPERATOR, PARAFFIN-PLANT-SWEATER OPERATOR, petroleum wax ♦ sheeter-waxer operator, slack wax, sweater operator ♦ Tissue Embedding ♦ wax-coating-machine tender, waxed paper, waxer operator, WAXING-MACHINE OPERATOR. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Paraffin Wax

Domain	Title
References	The World Market for Petroleum Jelly; Paraffin Wax, Microcrystalline Petroleum Wax, and Other Mineral Waxes Obtained by Synthesis or Other Process: A 2004 Global Trade Perspective (reference) (more reference examples)

Consumer Goods	Revlon RVS1208 Sandalwood Scent Paraffin Wax Refills (reference) Remington PW900 Soothing Strawberry Paraffin Wax & Liners (reference) (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Use in Literature: Paraffin Wax

Title	Author	Quote
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man	Joyce, James	The bobbins are saturated in hot paraffin wax.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Paraffin Wax

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
paraffin wax	140
paraffin wax treatment	6
paraffin wax refill	5
paraffin wax spa	5
candle paraffin wax	4
buyer chemical import india paraffin wax	4
paraffin wax supplier	3
paraffin wax bath	3
india paraffin wax	2
paraffin wax therapy	2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Paraffin Wax

Language		Translations for "paraffin wax"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Finnish		parafiini. (various references)

French		paraffine (paraffin). (various references)

Pig Latin		araffinpay axway.(various references)

Romanian		parafinã transparentã. (various references)

Russian		твердый парафин. (various references)

Spanish		parafina (paraffin). (various references)

Swedish		paraffin (paraffin). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Paraffin Wax

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-a-f-f-i-n-p-r-w-x"
	-3 letters: paraffin.
	-4 letters: apraxia.
	-5 letters: affair, farina, inwrap, parian, pirana, raffia.
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