Paraffin (Petroleum wax, E905c) waa wax - sida walax, isku dar ah hydrocarbons xad-dhaaf ah (alkanes) ee ka kooban C.18H38 ilaa C35H72.
Waxaa jira 2 nooc:
- (i) Microcrystalline wax (Microcrystalline wax);
- (ii) paraffin wax.
Waxaa loo isticmaalaa diyaarinta warqadda paraffin, impregnation alwaax ee ciyaaraha iyo warshadaha qalin, dhaymada ee dharka, sida walxaha insulating, alaabta ceeriin kiimikaad, iwm Daawooyinka, waxaa loo isticmaalaa daaweynta paraffin.