paraffin

Speech parts

1. paraffin - Noun

2. paraffin - Verb

Meaning

Alt. of Paraffine

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

paraffin wax wax alkane paraffin oil alkane series methane series paraffin series coke gas oil petroleum amine fuel carbon coal
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Hypernyms

wax kerosene coal oil kerosine lamp oil aliphatic compound

Hyponyms

amine methane ethane butane hexane heptane

Phrases with the word

light paraffin oil paraffin containing paraffin embedded paraffin lamp paraffin waxes microcrystalline paraffin

Examples

He felt like an old sponge steeped in paraffin and left in the sun to dry. Douglas Adams

At the heavier end of the range, paraffin wax is an alkane with approximately 25 carbon atoms, while asphalt has 35 and up, although these are usually cracked by modern refineries into more valuable products. Source: Internet

A more viscous paraffin oil is used as a laxative. Source: Internet

Early submarines used gasoline, but this quickly gave way to kerosene (paraffin), then diesel, because of reduced flammability. Source: Internet

In the original Woolwich process, RDX was phlegmatized with beeswax, but later paraffin wax was used, based on the work carried out at Bruceton. Source: Internet

Fermi guessed that this was due to the hydrogen atoms in the paraffin. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

parafeminism parafermion parafermionic paraffin containing paraffin embedded paraffin lamp