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Paraffin vs Alkane - What's the difference?

paraffin | alkane |

As nouns the difference between paraffin and alkane

is that paraffin is a petroleum based thin and colorless fuel oil, (kerosene in US English) while alkane is any of saturated hydrocarbons including methane, ethane and compounds with long carbon chain known as paraffins etc., having a chemical formula of the form CnH2n+2.

As a verb paraffin

is to impregnate or treat with paraffin.

paraffin

English

Alternative forms

* paraffine

Noun

(wikipedia paraffin) (en noun)
  • (British) A petroleum based thin and colorless fuel oil, (kerosene in US English).
  • * 1919 ,
    • She poured paraffin on the dry floors and on the pandanus-mats, and then she set fire.
  • (chemistry) Any member of the alkane hydrocarbons.
  • paraffin wax.

    • Derived terms

    * chloroparaffin

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To impregnate or treat with paraffin

    • alkane

    English

    (wikipedia alkane)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any of saturated hydrocarbons including methane, ethane and compounds with long carbon chain known as paraffins etc., having a chemical formula of the form CnH2n+2.

    • Derived terms

    * chlorofluoroalkane * cycloalkane * hydrofluoroalkane

    Related terms

    * -ane * alkene * alkyne

    Hypernyms

    * hydrocarbon

    Hyponyms

    * methane * ethane * propane * butane * pentane * hexane * heptane * octane * nonane * decane * undecane * dodecane * hexadecane * tetracosane ----