Difference between revisions of "Paraffin oil"

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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
A unstandardized term for a viscous hydrocarbon oil. Paraffin oil is generally considered to be an oil pressed from [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=paraffin wax paraffin wax]. The term is also used as a synonym for [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=mineral oil mineral oil] and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=petrolatum, liquid liquid petrolatum].
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A unstandardized term for a viscous hydrocarbon oil. Paraffin oil is generally considered to be an oil pressed from [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=paraffin%20wax paraffin wax]. The term is also used as a synonym for [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=mineral%20oil mineral oil] and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=petrolatum%2C%20liquid liquid petrolatum].
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
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== Authority ==
 
== Authority ==
  
* G.S.Brady, G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 580
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* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 580
  
* Tom Rowland, Noel Riley, Tom Rowland, Noel Riley, ''A-Z Guide to Cleaning, Conserving and Repairing Antiques'', Constable and Co., Ltd., London, 1981
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* Tom Rowland, Noel Riley, ''A-Z Guide to Cleaning, Conserving and Repairing Antiques'', Constable and Co., Ltd., London, 1981
  
  
  
 
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Revision as of 07:47, 24 July 2013

Description

A unstandardized term for a viscous hydrocarbon oil. Paraffin oil is generally considered to be an oil pressed from paraffin wax. The term is also used as a synonym for mineral oil and liquid petrolatum.

Synonyms and Related Terms

aceite de parafina (Esp.); huile de paraffine (Fr.); olio minerale (It); mineral oil; liquid petrolatum

Density 0.87-0.91
Refractive Index 1.43295

Authority

  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 580
  • Tom Rowland, Noel Riley, A-Z Guide to Cleaning, Conserving and Repairing Antiques, Constable and Co., Ltd., London, 1981

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