alkane vs paraffin series

alkane and paraffin series both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
alkane	Yes	No	No	No
paraffin series	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, alkane and paraffin series are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of alkane include alkane series, methane series, paraffin.

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