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paraffin
 
Noun paraffin has 3 senses
  1. paraffin, paraffin wax - from crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings
    --1 is a kind of wax
  2. methane series, alkane series, alkane, paraffin - a non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbon with the general formula CnH(2n+2)
    --2 is a kind of aliphatic compound
    --2 has particulars:
     butane; amine, aminoalkane; ethane, C2H6; heptane; hexane; methane
  3. paraffin, paraffin oil - British usage
    --3 is a kind of kerosene, kerosine, lamp oil, coal oil
paradygm paradym paradys paraelell paraell paraelle paraesthesia parafernalia paraffin paraffin oil paraffin scale paraffin wax parafovea parag paraglider paragliding paragmatic

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