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paraffinize

American  
[par-uh-fi-nahyz] / ˈpær ə fɪˌnaɪz /
especially British, paraffinise

verb (used with object)

paraffinized, paraffinizing
  1. paraffin.


Etymology

Origin of paraffinize

First recorded in 1885–90; paraffin + -ize

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