paraffin oil

  • 51paraffin — UK [ˈpærəfɪn] / US [ˈperəˌfɪn] noun [uncountable] 1) British a clear oil with a strong smell that is used for fuel. The American word is kerosene. 2) paraffin wax …

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  • 52paraffin — par•af•fin [[t]ˈpær ə fɪn[/t]] n. 1) chem. a white or colorless, tasteless, odorless, waxy, solid mixture of alkanes, used esp. in candles and sealing materials 2) chem. alkane 3) chem. brit. Also called par′affin oil Brit. kerosene 4) chem. to… …

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  • 53paraffin distillate — noun : a petroleum fraction that is usually obtained after most of the gas oil has distilled and that contains chiefly lubricating oils and paraffin wax …

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  • 54paraffin — noun Etymology: German, from Latin parum too little (akin to Greek pauros little, paid , pais child) + affinis bordering on more at few, affinity Date: 1838 1. a. a waxy crystalline flammable substance obtained especially from distillates of wood …

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  • 55oil stove — noun A stove for heating or cooking powered by paraffin / kerosene …

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  • 56paraffin — [ˈpærəfɪn] noun [U] British a clear oil with a strong smell that is used for fuel …

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  • 57coal oil — noun a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters • Syn: ↑kerosene, ↑kerosine, ↑lamp oil • Hypernyms: ↑fuel, ↑hydrocarbon • Hyponyms: ↑paraffin, ↑ …

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  • 58liquid paraffin — parafininė alyva statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Naftos aukštesniųjų sočiųjų angliavandenilių frakcija, verdanti ≥ 330 °C temperatūroje. atitikmenys: angl. liquid paraffin; paraffin oil; paraffinic oil rus. парафиновое масло …

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  • 59lamp oil — noun a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters • Syn: ↑kerosene, ↑kerosine, ↑coal oil • Hypernyms: ↑fuel, ↑hydrocarbon • Hyponyms: ↑paraffin, ↑ …

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  • 60paraffinic oil — parafininė alyva statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Naftos aukštesniųjų sočiųjų angliavandenilių frakcija, verdanti ≥ 330 °C temperatūroje. atitikmenys: angl. liquid paraffin; paraffin oil; paraffinic oil rus. парафиновое масло …

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