Paraffin

Noun

 * 1)  A petroleum based thin and colorless fuel oil,  (kerosene in US English).
 * 2)  Any member of the alkane hydrocarbons.
 * 3) paraffin wax.

Verb

 * 1) To impregnate or treat with paraffin

Thesaurus
alcohol, avgas, benzine, briquette, burnable, butane, carbon, charcoal, coal, coal oil, coke, combustible, crude, crude oil, dope, electricity, ethane, ethanol, ethyl, ethyl gas, fireball, firing, flammable, flammable material, fossil oil, fuel, fuel additive, fuel dope, gas, gas carbon, gasoline, heptane, hexane, high-octane gas, high-test, illuminant, illuminating gas, inflammable, inflammable material, isooctane, jet fuel, kerosene, lead-free gas, light source, low-lead gas, luminant, methane, methanol, motor oil, natural gas, octane, oil, peat, pentane, petrol, petroleum, premium gas, propane, propellant, regular, rock oil, rocket fuel, turf

Etymology
paraffinum from parum (too little) + affinis (related, affinity). Therefore low affinity or being chemically neutral

Alternative forms

 * paraffine

Noun

 * Dutch:
 * Estonian: alkaan
 * Finnish:


 * Italian:
 * Polish: parafina, alkan
 * Spanish:

Verb

 * Italian:
 * Polish: parafinować


 * Romanian: parafina