verb
- treating or coating with paraffin wax
Usage: technical
Examples
- The technician is paraffining the tissue samples for microscopic examination.
- Paraffining the wood surface will help protect it from moisture.
- The laboratory requires paraffining all specimens before sectioning.
- She spent the morning paraffining the slides for the pathology department.
- The process of paraffining preserves the cellular structure of the tissue.