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paraffining

paraffining is the present participle and gerund of paraffin.

paraffining is the present participle and gerund of paraffine.

Meaning of paraffin

Verb

paraffin (third-person singular simple present paraffins, present participle paraffining, simple past and past participle paraffined)

  1. To impregnate or treat with paraffin.
  2. To embed in paraffin wax.

See all 5 meanings of paraffin

Noun

paraffining (uncountable)

  1. The action of coating with paraffin

Questions about paraffining

What does paraffining mean?
Paraffining means the action of coating with paraffin.
What is paraffining the present participle and gerund of?
Paraffining is the present participle and gerund of paraffin.
What part of speech is paraffining?
Paraffining is a noun.

Words near paraffining in the dictionary

  1. paraffiner
  2. paraffiners
  3. paraffines
  4. paraffinic
  5. paraffinic acid
  6. paraffining
  7. paraffinise
  8. paraffinised
  9. paraffinization
  10. paraffinize
  11. paraffinized

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