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deparaffinate

deparaffinate verb: to remove paraffin from.

Verb

deparaffinate (third-person singular simple present deparaffinates, present participle deparaffinating, simple past and past participle deparaffinated)

  1. To remove paraffin from.

Forms of deparaffinate

third-person singular presentdeparaffinates
present participledeparaffinating
past participledeparaffinated
pastdeparaffinated

Origin of deparaffinate

From de- + paraffin + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Questions about deparaffinate

What does deparaffinate mean?
Deparaffinate means to remove paraffin from.
What part of speech is deparaffinate?
Deparaffinate is a verb.
What is the past tense of deparaffinate?
The past tense of deparaffinate is deparaffinated.

Words near deparaffinate in the dictionary

  1. depantsing
  2. DePaola
  3. DePaolas
  4. DePape
  5. deparaffin
  6. deparaffinate
  7. deparaffinated
  8. deparaffination
  9. deparaffined
  10. deparaffinisation
  11. deparaffinise

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