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lamp oil vs paraffin

paraffin vs lamp oil

lamp oil and paraffin both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lamp oil Yes No No No
paraffin Yes No No No
As nouns, paraffin is a hyponym of lamp oil; that is, paraffin is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lamp oil:
  • lamp oil: a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
  • paraffin: (British usage) kerosine
Other hyponyms of lamp oil include paraffin oil.
lamp oil (noun) paraffin (noun)
a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters 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)
Difference between lamp oil and paraffin

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