paraffin
Word family adjectiveparaffinicnounparaffin
par·af·fin /ˈpærəfɪn/ noun [uncountableU] 2. (also paraffin wax British English) a soft white substance used for making candles, made from petroleum or coal 石蜡 Origin paraffin (1800-1900) German Latin parum “too little” + affinis “related”; because it does not easily make compounds with other substances