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• paraffin hydrocarbon — noun see paraffin I, 2 …   Useful english dictionary

• paraffin hydrocarbon — ▪ chemical compound also called   …   Universalium

• Paraffin — For the fuel called paraffin in the United Kingdom and South Africa, see Kerosene. For other uses, see Paraffin (disambiguation). In chemistry, paraffin is a term that can be used synonymously with alkane , indicating hydrocarbons with the… …   Wikipedia

• hydrocarbon — hydrocarbonaceous, adj. /huy dreuh kahr beuhn, huy dreuh kahr /, n. any of a class of compounds containing only hydrogen and carbon, as an alkane, methane, CH4, an alkene, ethylene, C2H4, an alkyne, acetylene, C2H2, or an aromatic compound,… …   Universalium

• 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

• paraffin oil — n any of various hydrocarbon oils (as mineral oil) obtained from petroleum …   Medical dictionary

• Hydrocarbon — Ball and stick model of the methane molecule, CH4. Methane is part of a homologous series known as the alkanes, which contain single bonds only. In organic chemistry, a hydrocarbon is an organic compound consisting entirely of hydrogen and carbon …   Wikipedia

• paraffin — /ˈpærəfən / (say paruhfuhn) noun 1. Chemistry any hydrocarbon of the alkane series having general formula CNH2N+2. 2. → paraffin oil (def. 1). 3. British → kerosene. 4. → paraffin wax. – …  

• paraffin little affinity series — Methane Meth ane, n. [See {Methal}.] (Chem.) A light, colorless, gaseous, inflammable hydrocarbon, {CH4}; marsh gas. It is the simplest of the aliphatic hydrocarbons. See {Marsh gas}, under {Gas}. [1913 Webster] {Methane series} (Chem.), a series …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• paraffin wax — noun A waxy white solid hydrocarbon mixture used to make candles, wax paper, lubricants, and sealing materials …   Wiktionary

• paraffin oil — (British) hydrocarbon oil derived from petroleum; fuel oil …   English contemporary dictionary