paraffine
Americannoun
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Stearine and paraffine both possess great viscosity; and, though the fluid friction is increased by their use, the solid friction is diminished.
From Friction, Lubrication and the Lubricants in Horology by William T. Lewis
E. V. G.—Oiled paper, or paraffine paper, will prevent stamps from sticking to each other.
From Harper's Round Table, October 1, 1895 by Various
The graft in this is that the medicine consists of paraffine dissolved in colored oil.
From Quacks and Grafters by Unknown
That of the oils used, viz., olive sperm, neat's-foot, and paraffine, the samples of paraffine oil on copper was least affected, and that sperm was next in order of inaction.
From Friction, Lubrication and the Lubricants in Horology by William T. Lewis
To preserve truffles left over in an opened can, drain them from the liquor and roll them in melted paraffine or in melted suet.
From The Century Cook Book by Mary Ronald
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