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PARAFFIN SCALE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does paraffin scale mean?
• PARAFFIN SCALE (noun)
The noun PARAFFIN SCALE has 1 sense:
1. partly refined paraffin wax
Familiarity information: PARAFFIN SCALE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Partly refined paraffin wax
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
paraffin scale; scale wax
Hypernyms ("paraffin scale" is a kind of...):
wax (any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water)
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