paraffinic

[ par-uh-fin-ik ]

adjective
  1. of, noting, or characteristic of paraffin wax or a paraffin hydrocarbon.

Origin of paraffinic

1
First recorded in 1890–95; paraffin + -ic

Words Nearby paraffinic

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