a colourless odourless flammable gaseous alkane obtained from natural gas and petroleum: used as a fuel and in the manufacture of organic chemicals. Formula: C2H6
Word origin
C19: from eth(yl) + -ane
ethane in American English
(ˈɛθˌeɪn; British; usually ˈiˌθeɪn)
noun
an odorless, colorless, gaseous alkane, CH3CH3, found in natural gas and used as a refrigerant and in fuel mixtures
Word origin
ethyl + -ane
ethane in the Oil and Gas Industry
(ɛθeɪn)
noun
(Extractive engineering: Refinery processes, Oil)
Ethane is an alkane (= hydrocarbon that contains only single covalent bonds in the molecule), which has the chemical formula C₂H₆.
Ethane is the saturated hydrocarbon which is primarily extracted from natural gas, but alsofrom recovered refinery gases.
Ethane (C₂H₆) is an alkane which occurs with methane in natural gas and the gases from oilwells.
Ethane is an alkane which has the chemical formula C₂H₆.