isoparaffinic

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English

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Etymology

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From isoparaffin +‎ -ic.

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isoparaffinic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to, or containing an isoparaffin
    • 2015 July 9, “Survival Rate and Transcriptional Response upon Infection with the Generalist Parasite Beauveria bassiana in a World-Wide Sample of Drosophila melanogaster”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      The cause for mortality (and its differences between populations) in the control vials might be the isoparaffinic oils used in the spore and control solutions.