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English and French Translation Search Results for paraffin

Summary

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paraffin:
- pétrole lampant; huile de pétrole; paraffine
Wiktionary:
- paraffin → paraffine
- paraffin → paraffiner
- paraffin → pétrole

English

Detailed Translations for paraffin from English to French

paraffin:

paraffin [the ~] noun

the paraffin
le pétrole lampant; l'huile de pétrole
- pétrole lampant [le ~] noun
- huile de pétrole [la ~] noun
the paraffin
paraffine
- paraffine noun

Translation Matrix for paraffin:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
huile de pétrole	paraffin
paraffine	paraffin
pétrole lampant	paraffin
-	alkane; alkane series; methane series; paraffin oil; paraffin series; paraffin wax

Synonyms for "paraffin":

paraffin wax; wax
methane series; alkane series; alkane; paraffin series; aliphatic compound
paraffin oil; kerosene; kerosine; lamp oil; coal oil

Related Definitions for "paraffin":

(British usage) kerosine¹
a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2)¹
from crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings¹

Wiktionary Translations for paraffin:

paraffin

noun

alkane hydrocarbon
- paraffin → paraffine

verb

treat with paraffin
- paraffin → paraffiner

paraffin

noun

chimie|fr substance solide, blanche, tirer des schistes bitumineux et qui servir à la fabrication des bougies et aussi à divers usages industriels.
- paraffine → paraffin

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• paraffin	→ pétrole	↔ Petroleum — farblose aus Erdöl gewonnene Flüssigkeit, die zur Lichterzeugung oder Wärmegewinnung durch Verbrennen genutzt wird

Related Translations for paraffin

paraffin stove

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