NOUN | substance | paraffin, paraffin wax | from crude petroleum |
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substance | paraffin, methane series, alkane series, alkane, paraffin series | a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2) | |
substance | paraffin, paraffin oil | (British usage) kerosine |
Sounds | peh'rahfahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | From crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings. | |
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Synonym | paraffin wax | |
Broader | wax | Any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin |
Spanish | parafina | |
Catalan | parafina |
Meaning | A series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2). | |
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Synonyms | methane series, alkane series, alkane, paraffin series | |
Narrower | amine, aminoalkane | A compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals |
butane | Occurs in natural gas | |
ethane, C2H6 | A colorless odorless alkane gas used as fuel | |
heptane | A colorless volatile highly flammable liquid / 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 | |
Broader | aliphatic compound | organic compound that is an alkane or alkene or alkyne or their derivative |
Spanish | alcano, alcanos, parafina, parafinas | |
Catalan | alcà, alcano, parafina |
Meaning | (British usage) kerosine. | |
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Synonym | paraffin oil | |
Broader | kerosene, kerosine, lamp oil, coal oil | A flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters |
Spanish | aceite de parafina | |
Catalan | oli de parafina |
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