paraffin vs amine

paraffin and amine both are nouns.

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

As nouns, amine is a hyponym of paraffin; that is, amine is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than paraffin:

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

Other hyponyms of paraffin include butane, aminoalkane, C2H6, ethane, heptane, hexane, methane.

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