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deparaffinize

deparaffinize verb: to remove paraffin or paraffin wax from.

Verb

deparaffinize (third-person singular simple present deparaffinizes, present participle deparaffinizing, simple past and past participle deparaffinized)

  1. (transitive) To remove paraffin or paraffin wax from.

Forms of deparaffinize

third-person singular presentdeparaffinizes
present participledeparaffinizing
past participledeparaffinized
pastdeparaffinized

Origin of deparaffinize

From de- + paraffin + -ize.

Questions about deparaffinize

What does deparaffinize mean?
Deparaffinize means to remove paraffin or paraffin wax from.
What part of speech is deparaffinize?
Deparaffinize is a verb.
What is the past tense of deparaffinize?
The past tense of deparaffinize is deparaffinized.

Words near deparaffinize in the dictionary

  1. deparaffined
  2. deparaffinisation
  3. deparaffinise
  4. deparaffinised
  5. deparaffinization
  6. deparaffinize
  7. deparaffinized
  8. deparaffinizes
  9. deparaffinizing
  10. deparameterization
  11. deparameterizations

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