Usually means: Solid, hydrocarbon-based, flammable candle material.
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  1. paraffin wax: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  2. paraffin wax: Collins English Dictionary
  3. paraffin wax: Vocabulary.com
  4. paraffin wax: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. paraffin wax: Wiktionary
  6. paraffin wax: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  7. paraffin wax: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. paraffin wax: Dictionary.com
  9. Paraffin wax: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. paraffin wax: Rhymezone
  11. paraffin wax: FreeDictionary.org
  12. paraffin wax: Mnemonic Dictionary
  13. paraffin wax: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. paraffin wax: ArtLex Lexicon of Visual Art Terminology

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  1. paraffin wax: Encyclopedia

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  2. paraffin wax: Medical dictionary

Tech (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Paraffin Wax: Ceramic Glossary Database
  2. Candle Making Glossary (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (paraffin wax)

noun:  A waxy white solid hydrocarbon mixture used to make candles, wax paper, lubricants, and sealing materials.

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