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Record 1 2001-11-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Crude Oil and Petroleum Products
  • Aliphatic or Acyclic Hydrocarbons
DEF

Said of crude petroleums which contain relatively large amounts of paraffin hydrocarbons and which yield paraffin wax on refining.

CONT

The two kinds of crude oil were called wax- (or paraffin-)base and asphalt-base.

PHR

Paraffin-base oil.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétroles bruts et dérivés
  • Hydrocarbures aliphatiques ou acycliques
CONT

Les pétroles paraffiniques sont très répandus; ils se trouvent par exemple en Pennsylvanie, dans l'Ohio, en Galacie, en Roumanie.

PHR

Pétrole brut à base paraffinique.

Spanish

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