paraffin : Idioms & Phrases

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Native paraffin

  • . See Ozocerite.
Webster 1913

paraffin oil

  • noun (British usage) kerosine
    paraffin.
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paraffin scale

  • noun partly refined paraffin wax
    scale wax.
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Paraffin series

  • noun a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2)
    alkane; alkane series; methane series; paraffin.
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  • . See Methane series, under Methane.
Webster 1913

paraffin wax

  • noun from crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings
    paraffin.
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