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Definition of Paraffins

Paraffin
Paraffin Par"af*fin, Paraffine Par"af*fine, n. [F. paraffine, fr. L. parum too little + affinis akin. So named in allusion to its chemical inactivity.] (Chem.) A white waxy substance, resembling spermaceti, tasteless and odorless, and obtained from coal tar, wood tar, petroleum, etc., by distillation. It is used as an illuminant and lubricant. It is very inert, not being acted upon by most of the strong chemical reagents. It was formerly regarded as a definite compound, but is now known to be a complex mixture of several higher hydrocarbons of the methane or marsh-gas series; hence, by extension, any substance, whether solid, liquid, or gaseous, of the same chemical series; thus coal gas and kerosene consist largely of paraffins. Note: In the present chemical usage this word is spelt paraffin, but in commerce it is commonly spelt paraffine. Native paraffin. See Ozocerite. Paraffin series. See Methane series, under Methane.

Meaning of Paraffins from wikipedia

- Paraffin may refer to: Paraffin wax, a white or colorless soft solid that is used as a lubricant and for other applications Liquid paraffin (drug), a...
- names for this group used in the petroleum industry are linear paraffins or n-paraffins. The first eight members of the series (in terms of number of carbon...
- Paraffin wax (or petroleum wax) is a soft colorless solid derived from petroleum, coal, or oil shale that consists of a mixture of hydrocarbon molecules...
- Liquid paraffin, also known as paraffinum liquidum, paraffin oil, liquid paraffin oil or Russian mineral oil, is a very highly refined mineral oil used...
- Paraffin oil may refer to: (in British English) paraffin, called kerosene in North American English (in North American English) any of various hydrocarbon...
- Chlorinated paraffins (CPs) are complex mixtures of polychlorinated n-alkanes (paraffin wax). The chlorination degree of CPs can vary between 30 and 70...
- it is made up of high molecular weight paraffins, 30–45% of smaller paraffins, and 48–60% of small paraffins. Depending on the specific application of...
- Paraffin is the third studio album by American hip hop group Armand Hammer. It was released via Backwoodz Studioz in 2018. Originally released on vinyl...
- Paraffins", published 1942-06-30, ****igned to IG Farbenindustrie AG  DE 725485, Dr-Ing Emil Keunecke, "Oxidation Products of High-Molecular Paraffins"...
- Liquid paraffin may refer to: Liquid paraffin (drug) Mineral oil In chemistry, a mixture of heavier alkanes This disambiguation page lists articles ****ociated...