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ID: 300183861
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300183861

 

Record Type: concept
paraffin oil (mineral oil, <oil by composition or origin>, ... Materials (hierarchy name))

 

Note: General term for any of several viscous hydrocarbon oils, including the oil pressed from paraffin wax. Paraffin oil is sold in several grades and ranges in color from brown to yellowish brown with a pronounced bluish bloom. Debloomed paraffin oil is pale gold in color and is used as higher-grade polishes and as household lubricating oil.
 
Terms:
paraffin oil (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,N)
oil, paraffin (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
paraffine-olie (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
aceite de parafina (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,U)
huile de paraffine (C,U,French-P,D,U,U)

Facet/Hierarchy Code:  M.MT

Hierarchical Position:

Hierarchy of Materials Facet
Materials Facet
Hierarchy of Materials (hierarchy name)
.... Materials (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of materials (substances)
........ materials (substances) (G)
Hierarchy of <materials by composition>
............ <materials by composition> (G)
Hierarchy of organic material
................ organic material (G)
Hierarchy of oil (organic material)
.................... oil (organic material) (G)
Hierarchy of <oil by composition or origin>
........................ <oil by composition or origin> (G)
Hierarchy of mineral oil
............................ mineral oil (G)
Hierarchy of paraffin oil
................................ paraffin oil (G)

Sources and Contributors:
aceite de parafina............  [CDBP-SNPC Preferred]
...................................  Diccionario de Química y de productos químicos (1993)
...................................  Moliner, Diccionario de uso del español (2004) I:27
huile de paraffine............  [VP]
...................................  MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online: CAMEO (2005-)
oil, paraffin............  [VP]
..........................  Getty Vocabulary Program rules
paraffine-olie............  [RKD, AAT-Ned Preferred]
.............................  AAT-Ned (1994-)
.............................  Van Dale Engels-Nederlands (1989)
paraffin oil............  [GCI Preferred, VP Preferred]
.......................  AATA database (2002-) 127036 checked 26 January 2012
.......................  Brady and Clauser, Materials Handbook (1986) 582
.......................  Mayer, Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques (1981) 397
.......................  MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online: CAMEO (2005-)
 
Subject: .....  [CDBP-SNPC, GCI, RKD, AAT-Ned, VP]
............  AATA database (2002-) 127036 checked 26 January 2012
............  Van Dale Engels-Nederlands (1989)
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
.......... Mayer, Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques (1981) 397
.......... MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online: CAMEO (2005-)

 

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