paraffin

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

par·af·fin [paraffin paraffins] BrE [ˈpærəfɪn] NAmE [ˈpærəfɪn] (also ˈparaffin oil) (both BrE) (NAmE kero·sene) noun uncountable
a type of oil obtained from ↑petroleum and used as a fuel for heat and light
•a paraffin heater/lamp/stove
See also: ↑kerosene

Word Origin:
mid 19th cent.: from German, from Latin parum ‘little’ + affinis ‘related’ (from its low reactivity).

Example Bank:
•He doused the wood with paraffin and set fire to it.
•Those old-fashioned paraffin heaters can be very dangerous.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  paraffin oil, methane series, alkane series, alkane, paraffin series, paraffin wax