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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paraffinate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
paraf-fi-nate
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To paraffin.

Etymology

From paraffin + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Inflected Forms

paraffinates (present, singular) paraffinating (participle, present) paraffinated (participle, past) paraffinated (past)

Questions

What does paraffinate mean?
To paraffin.
Where does paraffinate come from?
From paraffin + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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