Paraffin
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2)
polysemous
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- alkanealkane seriesmethane seriesparaffin oilparaffin wax
- plural
- Paraffins
- possessive
- Paraffin's
- pluralpossessive
- Paraffins'