Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paraffin oil

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables: paraf-fin oil
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the mineral burning oils associated with the manufacture of paraffin.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

paraffin oils (plural)

Synonyms

paraffin

Questions

What does paraffin oil mean?: Any of the mineral burning oils associated with the manufacture of paraffin.

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