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ethal |
ethan allen |
ethanal |
ethanal trimer |
ethanamide |
ethane
| ethanedioic acid
| ethanediol
| ethanoate
| ethanoic acid
| ethanol
ethane
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun ethane has 1 sense
- ethane(n = noun.substance) c2h6 - a colorless odorless alkane gas used as fuel; Array is a kind of hydrocarbon, alkane, alkane series, methane series, paraffin, paraffin series
CIDE DICTIONARY
ethane, n. [From Ether.].
A gaseous hydrocarbon, C2H6 , forming a constituent of ordinary illuminating gas. It is the second member of the paraffin series, and its most important derivatives are common alcohol (ethyl alcohol), acetaldehyde, ether, and acetic acid. Called also dimethyl . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
ethane, n. Chem. a gaseous hydrocarbon of the alkane series, occurring in natural gas.
Usage
Chem. formula: C2H6
Etymology
ETHER + -ANE(2)
THESAURUS
ethane
alcohol, benzine, briquette, burnable, butane, carbon, charcoal, coal, coke, combustible, dope, ethanol, fireball, firing, flammable, flammable material, fuel, fuel additive, fuel dope, gas, gas carbon, gasoline, heptane, hexane, inflammable, inflammable material, isooctane, jet fuel, kerosene, methane, methanol, natural gas, octane, oil, paraffin, peat, pentane, rocket fuel, turf
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