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paraffin vs kerosine

kerosine vs paraffin

paraffin and kerosine both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
paraffin Yes No No No
kerosine Yes No No No
As nouns, kerosine is a hypernym of paraffin; that is, kerosine is a word with a broader meaning than paraffin:
  • paraffin: (British usage) kerosine
  • kerosine: a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
Other hypernyms of paraffin include coal oil, kerosene, lamp oil.
paraffin (noun) kerosine (noun)
from crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
(British usage) kerosine
a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2)
Difference between paraffin and kerosine

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