paraffin wax in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for paraffin wax in the English»Italian Dictionary

paraffin, also paraffin wax

paraffina f

Translations for paraffin wax in the Italian»English Dictionary

paraffina

paraffin (wax)

Translations for paraffin wax in the English»Italian Dictionary

paraffin [Brit ˈparəfɪn, Am ˈpɛrəfən] N

1. paraffin Brit (fuel):

paraffin

cherosene m

paraffin before n lamp, heater

a cherosene

2. paraffin:

paraffin, also paraffin wax

paraffina f

I.wax¹ [Brit waks, Am wæks] N

1. wax:

wax (for candle, polishing, records)

cera f

wax (for sealing)

ceralacca f

wax before n before n candle, figure

di cera

wax seal

in ceralacca

wax polish

cera

2. wax (for skis):

wax

sciolina f

3. wax (mineral wax):

wax CHEM, TECH

ozocerite f

4. wax (in ear):

wax

cerume m

5. wax (for removing hair):

wax

ceretta f

hot, cold wax

ceretta a caldo, a freddo

II.wax¹ [Brit waks, Am wæks] VB trans

1. wax (polish):

wax floor

lucidare, dare la cera a

wax table

lucidare, passare la cera su

wax car

passare la cera a

wax ski

sciolinare

2. wax (remove hair from):

wax leg

fare la ceretta a

wax² [Brit waks, Am wæks] VB intr

1. wax ASTRON:

wax moon:

crescere

to wax and wane fig

avere alti e bassi

2. wax (speak) arch:

to wax eloquent

diventare loquace (about, over su)

to wax indignant

indignarsi (about, over per)

to wax lyrical

sdilinquirsi (about, over su)

wax³ [Brit waks, Am wæks] N Brit inf (anger)

to be in a wax

essere in collera

paraffin wax in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for paraffin wax in the English»Italian Dictionary

paraffin [ˈpæ·rə·fɪn] N, paraffin wax N

paraffin

paraffina f liquida

I.wax¹ [wæks] N

1. wax:

wax

cera f

candle wax

cera f di candela

2. wax (inside ear):

wax

cerume m

II.wax¹ [wæks] VB trans

1. wax (polish):

wax floor

passare la cera su

wax shoes, furniture

lucidare

2. wax (remove hair from):

wax

fare la ceretta a

wax² [wæks] VB intr liter

1. wax moon:

wax

crecere

to wax and wane

crecere e decrescere

to wax and wane fig

avere alti e bassi

2. wax (become):

to wax poetic/lyrical

diventare poetico

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It is typically softer than paraffin wax and with a lower melting temperature, in most combinations.

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Many un-refrigerated ship model basins use ice simulants such as paraffin wax, plaster, and mixtures of foam or plastic beads.

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In contrast to the more familiar paraffin wax which contains mostly unbranched alkanes, microcrystalline wax contains a higher percentage of isoparaffinic (branched) hydrocarbons and naphthenic hydrocarbons.

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Paraffin wax, both natural and synthetic, has been a widely used material.

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Pieces of tissue may be embedded in paraffin wax to increase their mechanical strength and stability and to make them easier to cut into thin slices.

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They had already tried other fuels in prior iterations including cotton, paraffin wax and wood.

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Next he experimented with paraffin wax-coated manila paper, so that it would not get soggy when used.

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However, candles or paraffin wax blocks should be melted in a double boiler so that they can not catch fire.

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Their fuel is epoxy, paraffin wax, or polyurethane.

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During this time he began to experiment with texturing his paintings with such material as paraffin wax, cloth, wood and sand.

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