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paraffin::noun | Spocien Dictionary

paraffin

/'pærəfɪn/

(British usage) kerosine

Type	Words
Synonyms	paraffin oil
Type of	kerosene, kerosine, lamp oil, coal oil

paraffin

/'pærəfɪn/

from crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings

Type	Words
Synonyms	paraffin wax
Type of	wax

paraffin

/'pærəfɪn/

a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2)

Type	Words
Synonyms	alkane, alkane series, methane series, paraffin series
Type of	aliphatic compound
Has types	amine, aminoalkane, butane, c2h6, ethane, heptane, hexane, methane