ʻO ka paraffin (Petroleum wax, E905c) he wax — me he mea lā, he hui ʻana o nā hydrocarbons loa (alkanes) o kahi haku mele mai C.18H38 iā C35H72.
Aia he 2 ʻano:
- (i) Microcrystalline wax (Microcrystalline wax);
- (ii) Wax paraffin.
Hoʻohana ʻia ia no ka hoʻomākaukau ʻana i ka pepa paraffin, impregnation lāʻau i ka pāʻani a me nā ʻoihana penikala, no ka ʻaʻahu ʻana i nā lole, ma ke ʻano he insulating mea, kemika maka, a me nā mea ʻē aʻe.