paraffin

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Introduction

A purified mixture of solid hydrocarbons derived from petroleum. It is used in pathology for embedding tissue.

References

  1. ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
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