Why are alkens called parafin
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ᴘᴀʀᴀғғɪɴ ɪs ᴀ ᴛʀᴜɴᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ʟᴀᴛɪɴ 'ᴘᴀʀᴜᴍ ᴀғғɪɴᴜᴍ' ᴍᴇᴀɴɪɴɢ 'ʟᴇss ᴀғғɪɴɪᴛʏ' ɪ.ᴇ. 'ʟᴇss ʀᴇᴀᴄᴛɪᴠɪᴛʏ'. ... ʜᴇɴᴄᴇ, ᴀʟᴋᴀɴᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴘᴀʀᴀғғɪɴs ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʟᴇssᴇʀ ᴀғғɪɴɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅs ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟ ʀᴇᴀɢᴇɴᴛs. ɪɴ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡᴏʀᴅs ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ɪɴᴇʀᴛ, ɴᴏᴛ ʀᴇᴀᴅɪʟʏ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ.
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