paraffine
/ˈpɛrəfɪn/
noun
- An older spelling of paraffin, referring to a waxy substance or a type of fuel oil.
- The chemist wrote about paraffine in his 19th-century notebook.
- The old recipe called for paraffine to seal the jars.
- In historical texts, paraffine was used to describe the same material we call paraffin wax today.
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