paraffin

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: paraffin

1	n	from crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings
2	n	a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2)

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: paraffin

Type 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

Type of:: coal oil, kerosene, kerosine, lamp oil
a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters

Types:: show 12 types...; hide 12 types...; 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; histamine
amine formed from histidine that stimulates gastric secretions and dilates blood vessels; released by the human immune system during allergic reactions; aminobenzine, aniline, aniline oil, phenylamine
oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines; enamine
an amine containing the double bond linkage -C=C-N-; marsh gas
methane gas produced when vegetation decomposes in water; monoamine
a molecule containing one amine group (especially one that is a neurotransmitter); ptomain, ptomaine
any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria

Type of:: aliphatic compound
organic compound that is an alkane or alkene or alkyne or their derivative

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