| 单词 | paraffin |
| 释义 | paraffin (once / 5991 pages) 1n 2n WORD FAMILY paraffin: paraffins USAGE EXAMPLESThe candle holds liquid paraffin, which the company sells by the bottle. Washington Post(Dec 01, 2016) IT CAN take less than two minutes for a shack to be engulfed by flames, from a fallen candle or a knocked-over paraffin lamp. Economist(Nov 10, 2016) This rustic camp has no electricity and is lit at night by romantic paraffin lamps; water is provided by wood-fired “donkey boilers”. The Guardian(Nov 05, 2016) 1 1n from crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings Syn|Hyper paraffin wax wax any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water 2n (British usage) kerosine 2Syn|Hyper paraffin oil coal oil, kerosene, kerosine, lamp oil a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters n a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2) Syn|Hypo|Hyper alkane, alkane series, methane series, paraffin series butane occurs in natural gas; used in the manufacture of rubber and fuels amine, aminoalkanea compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals C2H6, ethanea colorless odorless alkane gas used as fuel heptanea colorless volatile highly flammable liquid obtained from petroleum and used as an anesthetic or a solvent or in determining octane ratings hexanea colorless flammable liquid alkane derived from petroleum and used as a solvent methanea colorless odorless gas used as a fuel histamineamine formed from histidine that stimulates gastric secretions and dilates blood vessels; released by the human immune system during allergic reactions aminobenzine, aniline, aniline oil, phenylamineoily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines enaminean amine containing the double bond linkage -C=C-N- marsh gasmethane gas produced when vegetation decomposes in water monoaminea molecule containing one amine group (especially one that is a neurotransmitter) ptomain, ptomaineany of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria aliphatic compound organic compound that is an alkane or alkene or alkyne or their derivative |
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