a liquid alkane existing in five isomeric forms that are found in petroleum and used as solvents, esp the isomer with a straight chain of carbon atoms (n-hexane). Formula: C6H14
Word origin
C19: from hexa- + -ane
hexane in American English
(ˈhɛkˌseɪn)
noun
any of the five colorless, volatile, liquid isomeric alkanes, C6H14