paraffin
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
from crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings
Types & categories
- wax hypernym
Sense 2 noun
a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2)
Types & categories
Sense 3 noun
(British usage) kerosine
Types & categories
- kerosene hypernym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | wax |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | aliphatic compound |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | butane |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | amine |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | ethane |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | heptane |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | hexane |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | methane |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | kerosene |