单词 | ethane |
释义 | ethanen. Chemistry. A flammable gaseous hydrocarbon that is the second member of the alkane series and occurs in petroleum and natural gas. Formerly also called dimethyl.Formula: C2H6. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > organic chemistry > hydrocarbons > [noun] > alkanes > straight-chained by number of carbon atoms > two ethane1867 1867 A. W. Hofmann in Proc. Royal Soc. 1866–7 15 58 According to this principle the following names are formed: Methane, (C H4)0. Ethane, (C2 H6)0. Propane, (C3 H8)0. Quartane, (C4 H10)0 [etc.]. 1877 H. Watts Fownes's Man. Elem. Chem. (ed. 12) II. 50 Ethane and propane..are given off from it [sc. American petroleum] as gas at ordinary temperatures. 1909 E. I. Lewis Elements Org. Chem. ix. 66 When a solution of sodium acetate..is electrolysed..hydrogen escapes at the cathode, and a mixture of ethane and carbon dioxide at the anode. 1991 C. A. Ronan Nat. Hist. Universe 129 Much of the upper Uranian atmosphere is shrouded by haze caused by sunlight acting on acetylene and ethane present there. 2012 Hydrocarbon Processing (Nexis) Dec. Venezuela uses gas, associated with crude oil production, to produce ethane as a feedstock for petrochemical production. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1867 |
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