从油获得的固体烃的混合物。它具有广泛的用途，包括作为软膏中的增硬剂 a mixture of solid hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum. it has a wide range of uses including as a stiffening agent in ointments, 作为润滑剂 as a lubricant, and as a 局部的 topical 消炎 anti-inflammatory. it is 也 also 通常 共同 commonly 用过的 used as an 嵌入 embedding 材料 material in 组织学 histology. tsca 定义 definition 2008: 香豆蔻香叶提取物香豆蔻香叶var。caryophyllata var。稻叶提取物amomis稻叶提取物amomis pimento叶片提取物amomis pimento var。牙买加叶提取物amomis pimento var。 surinamensis叶提取物amomis pimentoides叶提取物月桂叶提取物caryophyllus racemosus叶提取物提取自植物的果叶 a complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum fractions (by solvent crystallization or the sweating process) or from the catalytic hydrogenation of carbon monoxide (the fischer-tropsch process). it consists predominantly of straight chain hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly greater than c20. Masticatory substance in chewing gum base, 胶粘剂成分 adhesive component, 涂料 coatings, 上光剂（日本） glazing agent (Japan) 液体石蜡 Liquid paraffin, 或矿物油 or mineral oil, 是较重的烷烃的混合物 is a mixture of heavier alkanes, 并有许多名字 and has a number of names, 包括nujol nujol , 肾上腺素油 adepsine oil, 碱性 alboline, 甘醇 glymol, 药用石蜡 medicinal paraffin, 萨索尔 saxol, 或usp矿物油。它的密度约为0.8 g / cm3。液体石蜡（药用）用于帮助患有慢性便秘的 排便；它通过胃肠道而没有被 体吸收 or USP mineral oil. It has a density of around 0.8 g/cm3. Liquid paraffin (medicinal) is used to aid bowel movement in persons suffering chronic constipation; it passes through the gastrointestinal tract without itself being taken into the body, 但它限制了从粪便中除去的水量。在食品行业 but it limits the amount of water removed from the stool. In the food industry, 哪里 where it 可以 may be called called "wax", 在机械混合中可用作润滑剂 it can be used as a lubricant in mechanical mixing, applied to 烘烤 baking 罐头 tins to 确保 ensure that 面包 loaves are 容易 easily 已发布 released 什么时候 when 熟的 cooked and as a 涂层 coating for 果 fruit or other items 要求 requiring a "闪亮的 shiny" 出现 appearance for sale. it It is 经常 often 用过的 used in 红外线 infrared 光谱学 spectroscopy, 因为它的红外光谱相对简单。将待测样品制成糊状（非常厚的糊状物）时 as it has a relatively uncomplicated IR spectrum. When the sample to be tested is made into a mull (a very thick paste), 添加液体石蜡，以便可以将其散布在要测试的透明（对红外）安装板上。石蜡（c25h52）是储存热量的极佳材料 liquid paraffin is added so it can be spread on the transparent (to infrared) mounting plates to be tested.; Paraffin wax (C25H52) is an excellent material to store heat, 比热容为2.14〜2.9j g·1 k·1（焦耳每克每开尔文），熔融热为200〜220 j g·1。该属性被用于改良的石膏板中，用于家用建筑材料 having a specific heat capacity of 2.14?2.9 J g?1 K?1 (joule per gram per kelvin) and a heat of fusion of 200?220 J g?1. This property is exploited in modified drywall for home building material: 在制造过程中将其注入干墙，以便 it is infused in the drywall during manufacture so that, 安装时 when installed, 它在白天融化 it melts during the day, 吸收热量 absorbing heat, 晚上再凝固 and solidifies again at night, 释放热量。石蜡相变冷却与可伸缩散热器结合用于冷却月球车的电子设备。蜡融化时会大量膨胀，因此可用于工业用的恒温器中 releasing the heat. Paraffin wax phase change cooling coupled with retractable radiators was used to cool the electronics of the Lunar Rover. Wax expands considerably when it melts and this allows its use in thermostats for industrial, 国内和 domestic and, 尤其 particularly, 汽车用途。石蜡是犹太烛台仪式中使用的几种可接受的蜡烛蜡之一。纯石蜡是极好的电绝缘体 automobile purposes.; Paraffin wax is one of several acceptable candle waxes used in the Jewish menorah ritual.; Pure paraffin wax is an excellent electrical insulator, with an 电的 electrical 电阻率 resistivity of between 1013 and 1017 欧姆 ohm 仪表 metre. 这个 This is 更好 better than 几乎 nearly all other 材料 材料 materials 除了 except some 塑料制品 plastics (明显地 notably 铁氟龙 teflon). it It is an 有效 effective 中子 新 neutron 主持 moderator and was 用过的 used in 詹姆士 j James Chadwick's 1932 实验 experiments to 确定 identify the 中子 新 neutron.