Paraffin may refer to:
Substances
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Paraffin wax
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 containing between 20 and 40 carbon atoms. It is solid at room temperature and melting poi ...
, a white or colorless soft solid (also in liquid form) that is used as a lubricant and for other applications
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Liquid paraffin (drug)
Liquid paraffin, also known as ''paraffinum liquidum'', paraffin oil, liquid paraffin oil or Russian mineral oil, is a very highly refined mineral oil used in cosmetics and medicine. Cosmetic or medicinal liquid paraffin should not be confused w ...
, a very highly refined mineral oil used in cosmetics and for medical purposes
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Alkane
In organic chemistry, an alkane, or paraffin (a historical trivial name that also has other meanings), is an acyclic saturated hydrocarbon. In other words, an alkane consists of hydrogen and carbon atoms arranged in a tree structure in whi ...
, a saturated hydrocarbon
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Kerosene
Kerosene, or paraffin, is a combustibility, combustible hydrocarbon liquid which is derived from petroleum. It is widely used as a fuel in Aviation fuel, aviation as well as households. Its name derives from the Greek (''kērós'') meaning " ...
, a fuel that is also known as paraffin
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Mineral oil
Mineral oil is any of various colorless, odorless, light mixtures of higher alkanes from a mineral source, particularly a distillate of petroleum, as distinct from usually edible vegetable oils.
The name 'mineral oil' by itself is imprecise, ...
, any of various colorless, odorless, light mixtures of alkanes in the C15 to C40 range from a non-vegetable (mineral) source, particularly a distillate of petroleum
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Petroleum jelly
Petroleum jelly, petrolatum (), white petrolatum, soft paraffin, or multi-hydrocarbon, CAS number 8009-03-8, is a semi-solid mixture of hydrocarbons (with carbon numbers mainly higher than 25), originally promoted as a topical ointment for i ...
, also called soft paraffin
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Tractor vaporizing oil
Tractor vaporising oil (TVO) is a fuel for petrol-paraffin engines. It is seldom made or used today. In the United Kingdom and Australia, after the Second World War, it was commonly used for tractors until diesel engines became commonplace, es ...
, a fuel for petrol-paraffin engines
Other uses
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"Paraffin" (song) the first single off the 1995 album ''Salt Peter'' by Ruby
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Paraffin - WiX command-line tool, a free software toolset that builds Windows Installer (MSI) packages from an XML document
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''Paraffin'' (album)
See also
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Kerosene (disambiguation)
Kerosene is a type of fuel. It may also refer to:
* "Kerosene", a song by Bad Religion from their album ''Recipe for Hate''.
* "Kerosene", a song by Big Black from their album '' Atomizer''.
* "Kerosene", a song by Crystal Castles, from their albu ...
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Paraffin oil (disambiguation) Paraffin oil may refer to:
* (in British English) paraffin, called kerosene in North American English
* (in North American English) any of various hydrocarbon oils obtained from petroleum, for example mineral oil
Mineral oil is any of variou ...
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Paraffin test
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