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paraffinized

paraffinized is the simple past and past participle of paraffinize.

Meaning of paraffinize

Verb

paraffinize (third-person singular simple present paraffinizes, present participle paraffinizing, simple past and past participle paraffinized)

  1. To embed a tissue sample in paraffin wax prior to microtoming.

Questions about paraffinized

What is paraffinized the simple past and past participle of?
Paraffinized is the simple past and past participle of paraffinize.

Words near paraffinized in the dictionary

  1. paraffining
  2. paraffinise
  3. paraffinised
  4. paraffinization
  5. paraffinize
  6. paraffinized
  7. paraffinizes
  8. paraffinizing
  9. paraffinoid
  10. paraffinoma
  11. paraffinomas

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