Home › Words › P › paraffinizeparaffinizeparaffinize · verb — to embed a tissue sample in paraffin wax prior to microtoming.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, paraffinize ranks #31,066 of 43,042 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom paraffin + -ize.verbTo embed a tissue sample in paraffin wax prior to microtoming.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).