paraffin

1. (noun) British usage
Synonyms: paraffin oil
Related Words: kerosene, kerosine

2. (noun) from crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings
Synonyms: paraffin wax
Related Words: wax

3. (noun) a non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbon with the general formula CnH(2n+2)
Synonyms: alkane, alkane series, methane series
Related Words: chemical compound, compound, heptane, hexane, methane



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