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alkane

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context organic chemistry English) Any of saturated hydrocarbons including methane, ethane and compounds with long carbon chain known as paraffins etc., having a chemical formula of the form C n H 2n+2 .

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
alkane \alkane\ n. (Chem.) a non-aromatic saturated acyclic hydrocarbon with the general formula CnH(2n+2) . A member of the alkane series .

Usage examples of alkane.

Thousands on thousands of round panes formed the concaved facade of the Alkane.

Great balks of information flooded down the thick nerve cord to his nose, carrying in­explicable information about triple bonds, alkanes and geometric isomerism.

Great balks of information flooded down the thick nerve cord to his nose, carrying inexplicable information about triple bonds, alkanes and geometric isomerism.