noun
Origin: Ger < L parum, too little + affinis, akin (see affinity): from its chemical inertness
transitive verb
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See paraffin in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: German
Origin: : Latin parum, little, not very; see pau-1 in Indo-European roots
Origin: + Latin affīnis, associated with (from its lack of affinity with other materials); see affined
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