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alkane
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In organic chemistry , an alkane , or paraffin (a historical name that also has other meanings ), is an acyclic saturated hydrocarbon . In other words, an alkane consists of hydrogen and carbon atoms arranged in a tree structure in which all the carbon-carbon ...
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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 .
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n. a non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbon with the general formula CnH(2n+2) [syn: methane series , alkane series , paraffin ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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alkane \alkane\ n. (Chem.) a non-aromatic saturated acyclic hydrocarbon with the general formula CnH(2n+2) . A member of the alkane series .
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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.