paraffinic en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English paraffin Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English paraffinic From paraffin + -ic.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to paraffin, or to the alkanes
- (not-comparable) aliphatic
Deriveds
paraffinic acid · nonparaffinic
Translations (1)
it paraffinico (relating to paraffin)