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Paraffin vs Petrolumjelly - What's the difference?

paraffin | petrolumjelly |

paraffin

English

Alternative forms

* paraffine

Noun

(wikipedia paraffin) (en noun)
  • (British) A petroleum based thin and colorless fuel oil, (kerosene in US English).
  • * 1919 ,
    • She poured paraffin on the dry floors and on the pandanus-mats, and then she set fire.
  • (chemistry) Any member of the alkane hydrocarbons.
  • paraffin wax.

    • Derived terms

    * chloroparaffin

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To impregnate or treat with paraffin

    • petrolumjelly

    Not English

    Petrolumjelly has no English definition. It may be misspelled.