paraffin hydrocarbon

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Also Known As	paraffin compound • alkane • methane series • paraffin series

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methane ethane butane propane hexane cycloalkane pentane octane normal paraffin isoparaffin crude oil styrene benzene olefin xylene naphthalene toluene biphenyl anthracene

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