paraffinic

[ par-uh-fin-ik ]

adjective

1. of, noting, or characteristic of paraffin wax or a paraffin hydrocarbon.

Word History and Origins

Origin of paraffinic¹

First recorded in 1890–95; paraffin + -ic

Example Sentences

The samples were collected from exhausts of a heavy-duty-engine vehicle run on paraffinic renewable diesel and on regular fossil diesel.

From Science Daily

The expansion project consists of three additional trains that use the paraffinic froth treatment technology, which is both an energy and capital efficient process for bitumen production.

From Forbes

The expansion project consists of three additional trains that use the paraffinic froth treatment technology, which is both an energy and capital efficient process for bitumen production.

From Forbes

It is actually chemically the same fuel as that which is made from plants—synthetic paraffinic kerosene.

From Scientific American