Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun paraffin

3 senses of paraffin

Sense 1
paraffin, paraffin wax -- (from crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings)
       => wax -- (any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water)

Sense 2
methane series, alkane series, alkane, paraffin series, paraffin -- (a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2))
       => aliphatic compound -- (organic compound that is an alkane or alkene or alkyne or their derivative)

Sense 3
paraffin, paraffin oil -- ((British usage) kerosine)
       => kerosene, kerosine, lamp oil, coal oil -- (a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters)