Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun paraffin_wax

1 sense of paraffin wax

Sense 1
paraffin, paraffin wax -- (from crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings)
       => wax -- (any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water)