Definition of "paraffins" []

• Plural form of paraffin. (noun)

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• "So with the long list of hydrocarbons -- gaseous, liquid, and solid -- called paraffins, that are obtained from petroleum and that are all composed of hydrogen and carbon, but with a different number of atoms of each, like a different number of a's or b's or c's in a word."
• "These hydrocarbons are known to chemists as "paraffins,""
• "Late last year, the agency quietly said that it would review the safety of phthalates, long-chain perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and short-chain chlorinated paraffins."