PARAFFIN WAX

Meaning of PARAFFIN WAX in English

noun

[ U ] a soft white substance that is made from petroleum or coal, and is used especially for making candles

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

PARAFFIN WAX — noun see paraffin I, 1a
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PARAFFIN WAX — paraffin in its solid state. [ 1870-75 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PARAFFIN WAX — colourless or white, somewhat translucent, hard wax consisting of a mixture of solid straight-chain hydrocarbons ranging in melting point from …
Britannica English vocabulary
PARAFFIN WAX — твердый парафин твердый парафин
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PARAFFIN WAX — Парафин
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PARAFFIN WAX — твёрдый парафин
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PARAFFIN WAX — твёрдый парафин
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PARAFFIN WAX — твёрдый парафин
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PARAFFIN WAX — твёрдый парафин
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PARAFFIN WAX — твёрдый парафин
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PARAFFIN WAX — твёрдый парафин
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PARAFFIN WAX — _n. твердый парафин
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
PARAFFIN WAX — n. твердый парафин
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
PARAFFIN WAX — твёрдый парафин
Большой Англо-Русский словарь по нефти и газу
PARAFFIN WAX — Парафин
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
PARAFFIN WAX — твердый парафин твердый парафин
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PARAFFIN — n [Chem.] paraffin, paraffine
Interlingua English vocab
PARAFFIN — parafine; (oil) petroleo
English interlingue dictionary
PARAFFIN — noun see: few Date: 1838 1. a waxy crystalline flammable substance obtained especially from distillates of wood, coal, petroleum, or …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WAX — I Any of a class of pliable substances, organic compounds of animal, plant, mineral, or synthetic origin, less greasy, harder, …
Английский словарь Британика
PARAFFIN — Paraffin wax , a mixture of organic compounds traditionally derived from petroleum but also obtained synthetically. It usually consists of …
Английский словарь Британика
WAX — I. ˈwaks noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English wax, wex, from Old English weax; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PARAFFIN — I. ˈparəfə̇n also ˈper- noun also par·af·fine “ also -ˌfēn ( -s ) Etymology: German paraffin, from Latin parum too …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WAX — (v. i.) To pass from one state to another; to become; to grow; as, to wax strong; to wax warmer …
Английский словарь Webster
PARAFFIN — (n.) Alt. of Paraffine
Английский словарь Webster
WAX — ( v. i. ) To pass from one state to another; to become; to grow; as, to wax strong; to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PARAFFIN — ( n. ) Alt. of Paraffine
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WAX — wax 1 — waxable , adj. — waxlike , adj. /waks/ , n. 1. Also called beeswax . a solid, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PARAFFIN — /par"euh fin/ , n. 1. a white or colorless, tasteless, odorless, water-insoluble, solid substance not easily acted upon by reagents, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PARAFFIN — n. white substance that resembles wax (used in the manufacturing of medical preparations and other products)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WAX — I. ˈwaks noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English weax; akin to Old High German wahs wax, Lithuanian vaškas Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PARAFFIN — noun Etymology: German, from Latin parum too little (akin to Greek pauros little, paid-, pais child) + affinis bordering on …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WAX — noun cerumen, or earwax. 2. wax ·noun a waxlike composition used by shoemakers for rubbing their thread. 3. wax ·noun …
Webster English vocab
PARAFFIN — noun ·alt. of paraffine.
Webster English vocab
PARAFFIN — ■ noun 1》 (also ~ wax ) chiefly Brit. a flammable waxy solid obtained by distilling petroleum or shale and …
Concise Oxford English vocab
WAX — [wax] n [ME, fr. OE weax; akin to OHG wahs wax, Lith vaskas] (bef. 12c) 1: a substance that is …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WAX — any of a class of pliable substances of animal, plant, mineral, or synthetic origin that differ from fats in being …
Britannica English vocabulary
PARAFFIN — paraffin BrE AmE ˈpær ə fɪn -fiːn, ˌ••ˈ•; § \ ˈpær əf ə n ˈper- ▶ ˈ paraffin wax, ˌ••• …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WAX — / wæks; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun [ U ] 1. a solid substance that is made from …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PARAFFIN — / ˈpærəfɪn; NAmE / (also ˈparaffin oil ) (both BrE ) ( NAmE kero·sene ) noun [ U ] a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WAX — I. wax 1 /wæks/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: weax ] 1 . a solid …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PARAFFIN — par ‧ af ‧ fin /ˈpærəfən, ˈpærəfɪn/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: German ; Origin: Latin …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WAX — n. & v. --n. 1 a sticky plastic yellowish substance secreted by bees as the material of honeycomb cells; beeswax. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PARAFFIN — n. 1 an inflammable waxy or oily substance obtained by distillation from petroleum or shale, used in liquid form (also …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WAX — n. & v. n. 1 a sticky plastic yellowish substance secreted by bees as the material of honeycomb cells; beeswax. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PARAFFIN — n. 1 an inflammable waxy or oily substance obtained by distillation from petroleum or shale, used in liquid form (also …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WAX — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a sticky plastic yellowish substance secreted by bees as the material of honeycomb cells; …
Oxford English vocab
PARAFFIN — n.1 an inflammable waxy or oily substance obtained by distillation from petroleum or shale, used in liquid form (also paraffin …
Oxford English vocab
WAX — ( waxes, waxing, waxed) 1. Wax is a solid, slightly shiny substance made of fat or oil which is used …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PARAFFIN — 1. Paraffin is a strong-smelling liquid which is used as a fuel in heaters, lamps, and engines. ( mainly BRIT; …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PARAFFIN — 1. Paraffin is a strong-smelling liquid which is used as a fuel in heaters, lamps, and engines. (mainly BRIT; in …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WAX
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PARAFFIN — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an oil/kerosene/paraffin lamp (= lamps that you light with a flame ) ▪ The large …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WAX — n. Any of a class of pliable substances, organic compounds of animal, plant, mineral, or synthetic origin, less greasy, harder, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PARAFFIN — n. Paraffin wax , a mixture of organic compounds traditionally derived from petroleum but also obtained synthetically. It usually consists …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WAX — Synonyms and related words : accrue, accumulate, advance, aluminum oxide, ambergris, anoint, antifriction, appreciate, augment, auto polish, balloon, bear fruit, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PARAFFIN — Noun. A tramp, vagrant. Rhyming slang on paraffin lamp.
Slang English vocab
PARAFFIN — noun Paraffin is used before these nouns: ↑ heater , ↑ lamp , ↑ oil
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WAX — I 1. сущ. 1) воск ( пчелиный - beeswax или искусственный/минеральный со сходными свойствами) wax candle ≈ восковая свеча mineral …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PARAFFIN — 1. сущ. 1) хим. парафин 2) керосин Syn : kerosene 2. гл. обрабатывать парафином парафин - liquid * парафиновое масло …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WAX — wax.ogg _I 1. wæks n 1. 1> (пчелиный) воск 2> минеральный воск, озокерит 3> парафин 2. ушная сера 3. мазь …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PARAFFIN — 1. ʹpærəfın n 1. парафин paraffin liquid - парафиновое масло 2. керосин 2. ʹpærəfın v покрывать или пропитывать парафином
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WAX — 1) воск || вощить 2) парафин || парафинировать 3) модельная восковая масса ( для изготовления форм по выплавляемым моделям ) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
PARAFFIN — 1) парафин 2) мн. ч. парафины, алканы, предельные [насыщенные] углеводороды 3) англ. керосин • - average paraffins - free paraffin …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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