paraffin oil
11paraffin wax — noun from crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings • Syn: ↑paraffin • Hypernyms: ↑wax * * * noun see paraffin I, 1a * * * paraffin in its solid state. [1870 75] * * * paraffin wax …
12oil — noun 1 used as fuel/to make machines work smoothly ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy ▪ light ▪ crude ▪ refined ▪ offshore ▪ …
13oil — n. 1) to drill for; hit, strike oil 2) to pump oil 3) to produce; refine oil 4) crude; refined oil 5) household; lubricating; machine; motor oil 6) castor; coconut; cod liver; cooking; corn; cottonseed; linseed; mineral; olive; palm; peanut;… …
14paraffin — парафиновый paraffin liquid парафиновое масло paraffin match парафиновая спичка paraffin bath парафиновые аппликации paraffin oil нефть парафинового основания …
15paraffin — /par euh fin/, n. 1. a white or colorless, tasteless, odorless, water insoluble, solid substance not easily acted upon by reagents, consisting of a mixture of hydrocarbons chiefly of the alkane series, obtained from crude petroleum: used in… …
16paraffin — noun 1》 (also paraffin wax) chiefly Brit. a flammable waxy solid obtained by distilling petroleum or shale and used for sealing and waterproofing and in candles, cosmetics, etc. 2》 (also paraffin oil or liquid paraffin) Brit. a liquid fuel made… …
17paraffin — /ˈpærəfən / (say paruhfuhn) noun 1. Chemistry any hydrocarbon of the alkane series having general formula CNH2N+2. 2. → paraffin oil (def. 1). 3. British → kerosene. 4. → paraffin wax. – …
18paraffin — n. 1 an inflammable waxy or oily substance obtained by distillation from petroleum or shale, used in liquid form (also paraffin oil) esp. as a fuel. 2 Chem. = ALKANE. Phrases and idioms: paraffin wax paraffin in its solid form. Etymology: G… …
19oil stove — /ˈɔɪl stoʊv/ (say oyl stohv) noun a stove as for cooking, heating, etc., which usually burns paraffin oil …
20paraffin wax — paraffin in its solid state. [1870 75] * * * ▪ chemical compound colourless or white, somewhat translucent, hard wax consisting of a mixture of solid straight chain hydrocarbons ranging in melting point from about 48° to 66° C (120° to 150° …
