"paraffins" in the noun sense
1. paraffin, paraffin wax
from crude petroleum used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings
2. methane series, alkane series, alkane, paraffin series, paraffin
a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2)
3. paraffin, paraffin oil
British usage) kerosine
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