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paraffin::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | paraffin oil |
| Type of | kerosene, kerosine, lamp oil, coal oil |
paraffin::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | paraffin wax |
| Type of | wax |
paraffin::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | alkane, alkane series, methane series, paraffin series |
| Type of | aliphatic compound |
| Has types | amine, aminoalkane, butane, c2h6, ethane, heptane, hexane, methane |
Examples of paraffin
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Skywriting smoke is made by shooting paraffin oil into the exhaust of the plane.
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The pancreas was isolated, fixed in 4% paraformaldehyde and embedded in paraffin.
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And why beeswax candles cost so much more than paraffin ones made in a factory.
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Xylene is used to remove paraffin from dried microscope slides prior to staining.
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It may have been aged in paraffin-lined wood barrels or in earthenware vessels.
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Before then, we used paraffin lamps to light the house and coal fires to heat it.
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Prognostic classification on formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues is required.
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Fix tissues with formalin and embed in paraffin under conventional conditions.
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Separate samples used for histochemisty were formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded.
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- From crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings
- Methane series: a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2)
- (British usage) kerosine
- "Paraffin" is the first single by the trip hop/industrial band Ruby, from their debut album Salt Peter. It was released in the United States on November 7, 1995, by the WORK/Creation record labels. The single would chart in the United Kingdom but not in the U.S.
- A petroleum based thin and colorless fuel oil, (kerosene in US English); Any member of the alkane hydrocarbons; paraffin wax; To impregnate or treat with paraffin
- A beeswax substitute derived from petroleum.
- Many cheeses are coated with a paraffin wax, particularly those destined for export markets. Edam is probably the best known. The wax protects the cheese.
- Paraffin is a synthetic wax like substance made of solid hydrocarbons distilled from petroleum or from the oil of distilled shale. It is a translucent, virtually odorless material ranging from colorless to white in appearance, and having a slightly greasy texture. ...
- A white, odorless, tasteless, chemically inert, waxy substance derived from distilling petroleum; a crystalline, flammable substance composed of saturated hydrocarbons.
