paraffin series

1. 1.

   a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2)

   Synonymsmethane seriesalkane seriesalkaneparaffin

   Broaderaliphatic compound

   Narrowerbutaneamineethaneheptanehexanemethane

Questions about paraffin series

What does paraffin series mean?

paraffin series means "a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2)".

What is another word for paraffin series?

Close synonyms include methane series, alkane series, alkane, paraffin. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is paraffin series a common word?

paraffin series is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.