noun
- From crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings.
- synonyms: paraffin wax
- A series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2.
- synonyms: methane series, alkane series, alkane, paraffin series
- British usage. ( kerosine).
- synonyms: paraffin oil
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