English to Shona Meaning of paraffin - Paraffin

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Definitions of paraffin in English
Noun(1) from crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings(2) a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2(3) (British usage
Examples of paraffin in English
(1) Many rural people, and those living in a semi-urban situation, had to find their fuel from coal, paraffin , and especially timber.(2) Most villagers use woodfire to cook meals, because they cannot afford the alternatives, electric stoves and paraffin .(3) Most candles contain paraffin , a petroleum-based wax that produces black soot when burned.(4) Tissue dehydration was accomplished by submerging samples in a series of ethanol: tertiary butyl alcohol, and embedding them in small blocks of solid paraffin .(5) As renewable sources of fuel, such as wood become scarce it is important for any society to make the transition to mass-produced fuels such as coal or paraffin , and then later shift to electricity or gas.(6) He also made regular trips to Kilbeg Creamery for paraffin for his heater.(7) This engine, like other hybrids, uses nitrous oxide as liquid oxidizer, but uses paraffin rather than rubber as the engine's solid fuel.(8) For light microscopy, several media such as paraffin , polyethylene glycol and resin, have been used to embed plant tissues.(9) The four-cylinder engine could develop 30 h.p. using paraffin as fuel, no doubt more on petrol, then not as easily available.(10) Like pentane, paraffins are alkanes - hydrocarbon molecules that have as many hydrogen atoms as the molecule's carbon backbone can accommodate.(11) Because kerosene belongs to the family of hydrocarbons called alkanes or paraffins , it is sometimes referred to as paraffin oil, in addition to the nicknames coal oil, lamp oil, and illuminating oil.
Related Phrases of paraffin
(1) paraffin wax ::
Paraffin wakisi
(2) paraffin oil ::
Paraffin mafuta
(3) liquid paraffin ::
mvura Paraffin
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Noun
1. paraffin oil ::
Paraffin mafuta
Different Forms
paraffin
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Paraffin candles may contain carcinogens.

Paraffin candles may contain carcinogens.

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