A striped racer, also known as the California whipsnake, is a species of non-venomous snake native to the coast and foothills of California. It is a long, slender, and fast-moving snake, identified by its distinctive stripes running down the length of its body. They primarily feed on lizards and small rodents. The scientific name for this species is Masticophis lateralis.
Paraffine
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A white waxy substance, resembling spermaceti, tasteless
and odorless, and obtained from coal tar, wood tar, petroleum, etc., by
distillation. It is used as an illuminant and lubricant. It is very
inert, not being acted upon by most of the strong chemical reagents. It
was formerly regarded as a definite compound, but is now known to be a
complex mixture of several higher hydrocarbons of the methane or
marsh-gas series; hence, by extension, any substance, whether solid,
liquid, or gaseous, of the same chemical series; thus coal gas and
kerosene consist largely of paraffins.
Paraffine meaning & definition 1 of Paraffine.
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