Compound found in lab solvents

• Organic solvent
• Bottled gas
• Compound with five carbon atoms
• It's named for its five carbon atoms
• Petroleum hydrocarbon

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pentane \Pen"tane\, n. [See Penta- .] (Chem.) Any one of the three metameric hydrocarbons, C5H12 , of the methane or paraffin series. They are colorless, volatile liquids, two of which occur in petroleum. So called because of the five carbon atoms in the ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context organic compound English) An aliphatic hydrocarbon of chemical formula C 5 H 12 ; either of the three isomers n-pentane, methyl-butane (isopentane), and di-methyl-propane (neopentane); volatile liquids under normal conditions.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
This page provides supplementary chemical data on n-pentane .