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PARAFFIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(British usage) kerosine
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("paraffin" is a kind of...):
coal oil; kerosene; kerosine; lamp oil (a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2)
Synonyms:
alkane; alkane series; methane series; paraffin; paraffin series
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("paraffin" is a kind of...):
aliphatic compound (organic compound that is an alkane or alkene or alkyne or their derivative)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "paraffin"):
butane (occurs in natural gas; used in the manufacture of rubber and fuels)
amine; aminoalkane (a compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals)
C2H6; ethane (a colorless odorless alkane gas used as fuel)
heptane (a colorless volatile highly flammable liquid obtained from petroleum and used as an anesthetic or a solvent or in determining octane ratings)
hexane (a colorless flammable liquid alkane derived from petroleum and used as a solvent)
methane (a colorless odorless gas used as a fuel)
Sense 3
Meaning:
From crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings
Synonyms:
paraffin; paraffin wax
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("paraffin" is a kind of...):
wax (any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water)
