aminoalkane vs paraffin

aminoalkane and paraffin both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
aminoalkane	Yes	No	No	No
paraffin	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, paraffin is a hypernym of aminoalkane; that is, paraffin is a word with a broader meaning than aminoalkane:

aminoalkane: a compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals
paraffin: a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2)

Other hypernyms of aminoalkane include alkane, alkane series, methane series, paraffin series.

aminoalkane (noun)	paraffin (noun)
a compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals	from crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings
	(British usage) kerosine
	a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2)