Term: paraffin: from crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings
Candidate hypernym: wax: any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water → 1
Candidate hypernym: reappearance: the event of something appearing again → 0
Candidate hypernym: glyptic art: carvings or engravings (especially on precious stones) → 0
Candidate hypernym: trespass: a wrongful interference with the possession of property (personal property as well as realty), or the action instituted to recover damages → 0
Candidate hypernym: billion: the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros → 0
Candidate hypernym: periselene: periapsis in orbit around the moon → 0
Candidate hypernym: professorship: the position of professor → 0
Candidate hypernym: family: (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera → 0
Candidate hypernym: chow line: a queue of people waiting for food to be served (especially at a military camp) → 0
Candidate hypernym: courlan: wading bird of South America and Central America → 0
Candidate hypernym: righteye flounder: flounders with both eyes on the right side of the head → 0