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alkane

Noun

al=kane

WORDNET DICTIONARY

alkane(n = noun.substance) alkane series, methane series, paraffin, paraffin series - a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2); Array

is a kind of aliphatic compound

has particulars: butane, amine, aminoalkane, c2h6, ethane, heptane, hexane, methane

alkane, n.

a non-aromatic saturated acyclic hydrocarbon with the general formula CnH(2n+2). A member of the alkane series. [WordNet 1.5]

alkane, n. Chem. any of a series of saturated aliphatic hydrocarbons having the general formula CnH2n+2, including methane, ethane, and propane.

Etymology

ALKYL + -ANE(2)

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