paraffin wax — paraffin in its solid state. [1870 75] * * * ▪ chemical compound colourless or white, somewhat translucent, hard wax consisting of a mixture of solid straight chain hydrocarbons ranging in melting point from about 48° to 66° C (120° to 150° … Universalium
Paraffin — For the fuel called paraffin in the United Kingdom and South Africa, see Kerosene. For other uses, see Paraffin (disambiguation). In chemistry, paraffin is a term that can be used synonymously with alkane , indicating hydrocarbons with the… … Wikipedia
paraffin — 1. One of the methane series of acyclic hydrocarbons. 2. SYN: hard p.. [L. parum, little, + affinis, neighboring, akin, so called because of its slight tendency to chemical reaction] chlorinated p. a solvent for dichloramine T. hard p. a purified … Medical dictionary
paraffin — /par euh fin/, n. 1. a white or colorless, tasteless, odorless, water insoluble, solid substance not easily acted upon by reagents, consisting of a mixture of hydrocarbons chiefly of the alkane series, obtained from crude petroleum: used in… … Universalium
paraffin — noun Etymology: German, from Latin parum too little (akin to Greek pauros little, paid , pais child) + affinis bordering on more at few, affinity Date: 1838 1. a. a waxy crystalline flammable substance obtained especially from distillates of wood … New Collegiate Dictionary
wax paper — noun paper that has been waterproofed by treatment with wax or paraffin • Hypernyms: ↑paper * * * variant of waxed paper * * * a whitish, translucent wrapping paper made moistureproof by a paraffin coating. Also, waxed paper. [1835 45] * * * wax… … Useful english dictionary
wax paper — a whitish, translucent wrapping paper made moistureproof by a paraffin coating. Also, waxed paper. [1835 45] * * * … Universalium
wax paper — wax′ pa per n. a whitish, translucent wrapping paper made moistureproof by a paraffin coating • Etymology: 1835–45 … From formal English to slang
покрытие кернов парафином — — [http://slovarionline.ru/anglo russkiy slovar neftegazovoy promyishlennosti/] Тематики нефтегазовая промышленность EN paraffin coating of cores … Справочник технического переводчика
покрытие парафином — Операция по нанесению слоя парафина на поверхность корковой пробки. [ГОСТ Р ИСО 633 2011] Тематики кора пробковая EN paraffin coating … Справочник технического переводчика
wax paper — n. a kind of paper made moisture proof by a wax, or paraffin, coating: also waxed paper … English World dictionary