Paraffin may refer to: Paraffin wax, a white or colorless soft solid (also in liquid form) that is used as a lubricant and for other applications Liquid...
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Paraffin wax (or petroleum wax) is a soft colorless solid derived from petroleum, coal, or oil shale that consists of a mixture of hydrocarbon molecules...
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Liquid paraffin, also known as paraffinum liquidum, paraffin oil, liquid paraffin oil or Russian mineral oil, is a very highly refined mineral oil used...
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Paraffin oil may refer to: (in British English) paraffin, called kerosene in North American English (in North American English) any of various hydrocarbon...
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Alkane (redirect from Paraffin series)
In organic chemistry, an alkane, or paraffin (a historical trivial name that also has other meanings), is an acyclic saturated hydrocarbon. In other words...
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Histology (section Paraffin wax)
embedding media. For light microscopy, paraffin wax is the most frequently used embedding material. Paraffin is immiscible with water, the main constituent...
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Paraffin is the third studio album by American hip hop group Armand Hammer. It was released via Backwoodz Studioz in 2018. Originally released on vinyl...
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Kerosene (redirect from Paraffin (fuel))
Kerosene, or paraffin, is a combustible hydrocarbon liquid which is derived from petroleum. It is widely used as a fuel in aviation as well as households...
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Chlorinated paraffins (CPs) are complex mixtures of polychlorinated n-alkanes (paraffin wax). The chlorination degree of CPs can vary between 30 and 70...
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Liquid paraffin may refer to: Liquid paraffin (drug) Mineral oil In chemistry, a mixture of heavier alkanes This disambiguation page lists articles associated...
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Wax motor (redirect from Paraffin microactuator)
hydrocarbons to waxes extracted from vegetable matter. Specific examples include paraffin waxes in the straight-chain n-alkanes series. These melt and solidify over...
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A petrol-paraffin engine, TVO engine (United Kingdom) or gasoline-kerosene engine (North America) is an old-fashioned type of dual-fuel internal combustion...
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James Young (chemist) (redirect from Paraffin Young)
best known for his method of distilling paraffin from coal and oil shales. He is often referred to as Paraffin Young. James Young was born in Shuttle Street...
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Petroleum jelly (redirect from White Soft Paraffin)
Petroleum jelly, petrolatum, white petrolatum, soft paraffin, or multi-hydrocarbon, CAS number 8009-03-8, is a semi-solid mixture of hydrocarbons (with...
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The Paraffin Safety Association of Southern Africa (also known as PASASA) is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to ensuring the safe use of paraffin...
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"Paraffin" is the first single by British trip hop/industrial band Ruby, from their debut album, Salt Peter (1995). It was released in the United Kingdom...
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name for a type of pressurised paraffin lamp (US: kerosene lamp) that uses a mantle. They are as synonymous with the paraffin lamp in Continental Europe as...
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Manicure (section Paraffin wax treatments)
dip nails. Hands or feet can be covered in melted paraffin wax for softening and moisturizing. Paraffin wax is used because it can be heated to temperatures...
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into account. Paraffin-based skincare products and contaminated clothing can pose a serious fire hazard. Between 2010 and 2018, paraffin was linked to...
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Waxed paper (redirect from Paraffin paper)
Waxed paper (also wax paper, waxpaper, or paraffin paper) is paper that has been made moisture-proof and grease-proof through the application of wax. The...
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has 1% paraffin wax added, or the Russian RGO hand grenade which contains 90 grams of "A-IX-1" explosive, comprising 96% RDX and 4% paraffin wax by weight...
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Kerosene lamp (redirect from Paraffin lamp)
A kerosene lamp (also known as a paraffin lamp in some countries) is a type of lighting device that uses kerosene as a fuel. Kerosene lamps have a wick...
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of homologous series of long-chain aliphatic hydrocarbons (alkanes or paraffins) that lack functional groups. Waxes are synthesized by many plants and...
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Microtechnique (section Paraffin method)
Moreover, three preparation ways used in zoological micro observations are paraffin method, celloidin method, and freezing method. The early development of...
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Paraffin oxidation is a historical industrial process for the production of synthetic fatty acids. The fatty acids are further processed to consumer products...
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Kerosene heater (redirect from Paraffin heater)
A kerosene heater, also known as a paraffin heater, is typically a portable, unvented, kerosene-fueled, space (i.e., convectional) heating device. In Japan...
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contains the following active ingredients: lanolin, white soft paraffin and liquid paraffin. Although it was initially only available in hospitals, increased...
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part of the petroleum refining process. In contrast to the more familiar paraffin wax which contains mostly unbranched alkanes, microcrystalline wax contains...
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Aviation biofuel (redirect from Synthetic Paraffinic Kerosene)
of older aircraft types by lowering their carbon footprint. Synthetic paraffinic kerosene (SPK) refers to any non-petroleum-based fuel designed to replace...
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Tractor vaporising oil (TVO) is a fuel for petrol-paraffin engines. It is seldom made or used today. In the United Kingdom and Australia, after the Second...
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