Paraffin

Name:
Paraffin
Detailed information:
(1) Also called alkane. A class of aliphatic hydrocarbons characterized by a straight or branched carbon chain; generic formula C_nH_2n+2. Their physical form varies with increasing molecular weight from gases (methane) to waxy solids. They occur principally in Pennsylvania and midcontinent petroleum. (2) Paraffin wax.