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Paraffin vs Aromatic - What's the difference?

paraffin | aromatic |

As nouns the difference between paraffin and aromatic

is that paraffin is paraffin, alkane while aromatic is a fragrant plant or spice added to a dish to flavour it.

As an adjective aromatic is

fragrant or spicy.

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

    • aromatic

    English

    Alternative forms

    * aromatick (obsolete) * aromatique (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Fragrant or spicy.
  • (organic chemistry) Having a closed ring of alternate single and double bonds with delocalized electrons.
  • (organic chemistry) derived from benzene.

    • Usage notes

    * Not to be confused with aromantic.

    Antonyms

    * (organic chemistry) aliphatic

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A fragrant plant or spice added to a dish to flavour it.

    • Anagrams

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