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paraffiny

paraffiny adjective: resembling or characteristic of paraffin.

Adjective

paraffiny (comparative more paraffiny, superlative most paraffiny)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of paraffin.
    • There was a strong paraffiny smell in the garage.

Forms of paraffiny

comparativemore paraffiny
superlativemost paraffiny

Origin of paraffiny

From paraffin + -y.

Questions about paraffiny

What does paraffiny mean?
Paraffiny means resembling or characteristic of paraffin.
What part of speech is paraffiny?
Paraffiny is an adjective.

Words near paraffiny in the dictionary

  1. paraffinoid
  2. paraffinoma
  3. paraffinomas
  4. paraffinomata
  5. paraffins
  6. paraffiny
  7. paraffle
  8. paraffles
  9. parafibromin
  10. parafibular
  11. parafilariasis

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