Paraffins

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  • n. Plural form of paraffin.
    • Word Usage
    "So with the long list of hydrocarbons -- gaseous, liquid, and solid -- called paraffins, that are obtained from petroleum and that are all composed of hydrogen and carbon, but with a different number of atoms of each, like a different number of a's or b's or c's in a word."
    Equivalent
    paraffine   
    Verb Form
    paraffins   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    coal oil    kerosene    kerosine    lamp oil    wax   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    kerosene    naphtha    propane    tallow    turpentine   
     
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