Paraffin - Law Dictionary Search Results

Petroline

A paraffin obtained from petroleum from Rangoon in India and practically identical

The simplest alcohol of the paraffin series CH3OH methyl alcohol Called also wood alcohol It is

A heavy gaseous hydrocarbon C3H8 of the paraffin series occurring naturally dissolved in crude petroleum and also made

hydrocarbon oil resembling kerosene It is obtained by distilling coal paraffin etc and is used as a lubricant illuminant etc

refined by distillation and the products include kerosene benzine gasoline paraffin etc

of the three metameric hydrocarbons C5H12 of the methane or paraffin series They are colorless volatile liquids two of which occur

A hydrocarbon of the paraffin series C15H32 found in petroleum tar oil etc and obtained

series thus gasoline coal gas and kerosene consist largely of paraffins

A waxlike mineral resin sometimes called native paraffin and mineral wax

of a group of metametric hydrocarbons C8H18 of the methane paraffin series The most important is a colorless volatile inflammable liquid