paraffin
noun(also paraffin oil)
(both British English) (North American English kerosene)
[uncountable]a type of oil obtained from petroleum and used as a fuel for heat and light 煤油 a paraffin lamp/stove 煤油灯/炉 Those old-fashioned paraffin heaters can be very dangerous. 那些老式的石蜡加热器可能非常危险。 He poured paraffin over the wood and set fire to it. 他把石蜡倒在木头上，然后放火烧它。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryParaffin is used before these nouns:- heater
- lamp
- oil
- …
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from German, from Latin parum ‘little’ + affinis ‘related’ (from its low reactivity).