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paraffin, white, more-or-less translucent, odorless, tasteless, waxy solid. It melts between 47°C; and 65°C; and is insoluble in water but soluble in ether, benzene, and certain esters. Paraffin is unaffected by most common chemical reagents but burns readily in air. Obtained from petroleum during refining, it is used in candles, for coating paper, and for various other purposes. Chemically, paraffin is a mixture of high-molecular-weight alkanes alkane (ăl`kān), any of a group of aliphatic hydrocarbons whose molecules contain only single bonds (see chemical bond ). ..... Click the link for more information. , i.e., saturated hydrocarbons hydrocarbon (hī'drōkär`bən), any organic compound composed solely of the elements hydrogen and carbon. ..... Click the link for more information. with the general formula CnH2n+2, where n is an integer between 22 and 27. |
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| She poured paraffin on the dry floors and on the pandanus-mats, and then she set fire. I fancied at first that it was paraffin wax, and smashed the glass accordingly. Their hands touched in the dark and she took the box while he held the paraffin soaked torch in its iron holder. |
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