Paraffin
Paraffin noun - From crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings.
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Petrol and paraffin are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Petrol" instead a noun "Paraffin".
Nearby Words: paraffined, paraffining
Petrol
Petrol noun - A volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines.
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Nearby Words: petrology, petrolic
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