来自拉丁语parum,一点点,不多,来自PIE*pau,少的,词源同few,poor.-affin,相似,词源同affinity,finite.来自该物质发明者19世纪德国化学家Karl von Reichenbach根据拉丁语创造出来的一个词,因石蜡与蜂蜡有一点相似而得名,后也用于指煤油。
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Paraffin is a known carcinogen , and hydrogen peroxide can harm the digestive system .
石蜡是一种已知的致癌物,而过氧化氢则对消化系统有害。
In the hardware store , he found a paraffin stove , and took it home with a tin of fuel .
在五金店他找到一个煤油炉,拿了一桶油带回家来。
If an innovation catches fire , this is an industry that pours on paraffin .
如果一项创新燃起星星之火,这只是石蜡浇筑成的产业而已。
By one estimate , two-fifths of state paraffin subsidies are stolen , earning a " fuel mafia " $ 2 billion a year .
据估计,五分之二的国家煤油补贴被侵占,一名“燃料黑手党”每年赚取20亿美元。
Even eggs , seemingly sacrosanct in their shells , have turned out not to be eggs at all but man-made concoctions of chemicals , gelatin and paraffin .
甚至是蛋,看似带壳的神圣不可侵犯,结果也根本不是蛋,而是用化学物质明胶和石蜡人工合成的。
A successful pilot scheme for gas provision in karnataka state is a model for the country . Similar changes could be made to the provision of cheap fertiliser , paraffin and other fuels .
Five minutes after that come the fire-raisers , who light 10km of " fireline " using drip torches ( devices that drop flaming paraffin at a constant rate ) .
五分钟后,纵火者用滴液点火器(以某一固定速度投放燃烧着的石蜡的装置)点燃长达10km的火线。
So-called " phase change " materials heat and cool the body according to rapid temperature shifts , typically by using a paraffin layer that is solid when cold ( keeping heat in ) but more liquid when warm ( allowing heat out ) .