PARAFFIN WAX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does paraffin wax mean? 

• PARAFFIN WAX (noun)
  The noun PARAFFIN WAX has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: PARAFFIN WAX used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PARAFFIN WAX (noun)

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

paraffin; paraffin wax

Hypernyms ("paraffin wax" is a kind of...):

wax (any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water)