 paraffin |
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| 1. | [ noun ] British usage | |
| Synonyms: | paraffin_oil | |
| Related terms: | kerosine | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (chemistry) from crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings | |
| Synonyms: | paraffin_wax | |
| Related terms: | wax | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (chemistry) a non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbon with the general formula CnH(2n+2) | |
| Synonyms: | alkane_series alkane methane_series | |
| Related terms: | compound aliphatic_compound ethane heptane amine methane hexane butane | |
