DICTIONARY ENTRY
3 SYLLABLES
paraffin
/'pærəfɪn/ · pærəfɪn
Paraffin has 3 syllables: par · af · fin.
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af
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noun. (British usage) kerosine.
noun. From crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings.
noun. A series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2).
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