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paraffin

Common name for alkane, any member of the series of hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH2n+2. The lower members are gases, such as methane (marsh or natural gas). The middle ones (mainly liquid) form the basis of petrol, kerosene, and lubricating oils, while the higher ones (paraffin waxes) are used in ointment and cosmetic bases.



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While she was asking me about my medical history, and any particular aches and pains that needed attending to, my therapist Yuriko dunked my hands and feet in a warm bath of liquid paraffin wax ("changed for every client"), then slipped warm mitts over them.
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