Paraffin vs Diesel - What's the difference?
paraffin | diesel |
(British) A petroleum based thin and colorless fuel oil, (kerosene in US English).
* 1919 ,
(chemistry) Any member of the alkane hydrocarbons.
paraffin wax.
A fuel derived from petroleum (or other oils) but heavier than gasoline/petrol. Used to power diesel engines which burn this fuel using the heat produced when air is compressed
A vehicle powered by a diesel engine
(UK, slang) snakebite and black
To ignite a substance by using the heat generated by compression
(automotive) For a spark-ignition internal combustion engine to continue running after the electrical current to the spark plugs has been turned off. This occurs when there's enough heat in the combustion chamber to ignite the air/fuel without a spark, the same way heat and pressure cause ignition in a diesel engine.
As nouns the difference between paraffin and diesel
is that paraffin is paraffin, alkane while diesel is diesel fuel.paraffin
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Alternative forms
* paraffineNoun
(wikipedia paraffin) (en noun)- She poured paraffin on the dry floors and on the pandanus-mats, and then she set fire.
Derived terms
* chloroparaffindiesel
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(wikipedia diesel)Noun
Verb
(en verb)- The only reason the VW bug has a solenoid is to prevent it from dieseling .