- paraffin, paraffin wax - from crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings
--1 is a kind of wax
- methane series, alkane series, alkane, paraffin - a non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbon with the general formula CnH(2n+2)
--2 is a kind of aliphatic compound
--2 has particulars:butane; amine, aminoalkane; ethane, C2H6; heptane; hexane; methane - paraffin, paraffin oil - British usage
--3 is a kind of kerosene, kerosine, lamp oil, coal oil