paraffin-base petroleum

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• paraffin-base — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : containing relatively large amounts of paraffin hydrocarbons : yielding paraffin wax on refining used especially of crude petroleum; compare asphalt base, naphthene base …   Useful english dictionary

• petroleum — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. oil. See fuel. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. crude oil, paraffin base oil, asphalt base oil, naphthene base oil, coal oil; see also oil . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. oil, gas, natural gas, fuel,… …   English dictionary for students

• paraffin wax — paraffin in its solid state. [1870 75] * * * ▪ chemical compound       colourless or white, somewhat translucent, hard wax consisting of a mixture of solid straight chain hydrocarbons ranging in melting point from about 48° to 66° C (120° to 150° …   Universalium

• petroleum refining — Introduction  conversion of crude oil into useful products. History Distillation of kerosene and naphtha       The refining of crude petroleum owes its origin to the successful drilling of the first oil well in Titusville, Pa., in 1859. Prior to… …   Universalium

• petroleum — petroleous, adj. /peuh troh lee euhm/, n. an oily, thick, flammable, usually dark colored liquid that is a form of bitumen or a mixture of various hydrocarbons, occurring naturally in various parts of the world and commonly obtained by drilling:… …   Universalium

• Petroleum — For other uses, see Petroleum (disambiguation). Proven world oil reserves, 2009 …   Wikipedia

• paraffin — 1. One of the methane series of acyclic hydrocarbons. 2. SYN: hard p.. [L. parum, little, + affinis, neighboring, akin, so called because of its slight tendency to chemical reaction] chlorinated p. a solvent for dichloramine T. hard p. a purified …   Medical dictionary

• paraffin — n. one of a series of hydrocarbons derived from petroleum. Paraffin wax (hard paraffin), a whitish mixture of solid hydrocarbons melting at 45–60°C, is used in medicine mainly as a base for ointments; it is also used for embedding specimens for… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• Petroleum industry in Azerbaijan — Onshore oil fields in Azerbaijan. Offshore oil fields in Azerbaijan …   Wikipedia

• asphalt-base — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : containing relatively large amounts of asphalt forming substances : yielding asphaltic residues on refining used especially of crude petroleum; compare naphthene base, paraffin base …   Useful english dictionary

• naphthene-base — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : containing relatively large amounts of various cyclic hydrocarbons (as naphthenes) used especially of crude petroleum; compare asphalt base, paraffin base …   Useful english dictionary