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paraffin

/ paraffin /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
British usage
Type of:
kerosene kerosine lamp oil
noun Sense 2
from crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings
Type of:
wax
noun Sense 3
a non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbon with the general formula CnH(2n+2)
Type of:
aliphatic compound
Kinds of:
butane amine aminoalkane ethane C2H6
Semantic Complexity
56%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
10
Times Searched
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kerosene kerosine lamp oil wax aliphatic compound butane amine aminoalkane ethane C2H6