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par·af·fin
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paraffin wax
paraffin in its solid state. -
-ane
indicating an alkane hydrocarbon -
alkane series
the homologous series of saturated, aliphatic hydrocarbons having the general formula C n H 2n+2 , as methane, CH 4 , or ethane, C 2 H 6 . -
alkylation
the attachment of an alkyl group to an organic compound, usually by the addition or substitution of a hydrogen atom or halide group -
cycloparaffin
any of a series of saturated alicyclic hydrocarbons of the general formula CnH2n, having a closed chain of three or more carbon atoms, as cyclohexane -
nitroparaffin
any of a class of compounds derived from the methane series in which a hydrogen atom is replaced by a nitro group.