Paraffin n. : Alt. of Paraffine

Example:
What is a Paraffin wax treatment and what is a french polish?

Taxonomy
paraffin, Paraffin wax, wax, coating, fuel, alkane, Liquid paraffin, Kaye, free encyclopedia, room temperature, Mineral oil, Laby, Chemical Constants, 2007-04-23, Liquids, paraffin oil, molecule, National Physical Laboratory.

Defination from the web:
paraffin molecule is that of methane, CH4, a gas at room temperature. ... Paraffin is unaffected by most common chemical reagents, but burns readily. ... useful to modify the crystal properties of the paraffin wax, typically by adding branching to the existing carbon ...