Paraffin vs Petroleumjelly - What's the difference?
paraffin | petroleumjelly |
Petroleumjelly has no English definition.
(British) A petroleum based thin and colorless fuel oil, (kerosene in US English).
* 1919 ,
(chemistry) Any member of the alkane hydrocarbons.
paraffin wax.
Petroleumjelly is likely misspelled.
Petroleumjelly has no English definition.
As a noun paraffin
is a petroleum based thin and colorless fuel oil, (kerosene in US English).As a verb paraffin
is to impregnate or treat with paraffin.paraffin
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Alternative forms
* paraffineNoun
(wikipedia paraffin) (en noun)- She poured paraffin on the dry floors and on the pandanus-mats, and then she set fire.