alkane

[ al-keyn ]

/ ˈæl keɪn /

noun Chemistry.

any member of the alkane series.

Origin of alkane

First recorded in 1895–1900; alk(yl) + -ane

Words nearby alkane

alkalize, alkaloid, alkaloidal, alkalosis, alkaluria, alkane, alkane series, alkanet, alkanethiol, alkannin, alkapton

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Example sentences from the Web for alkane

Melt these together over a slow fire, mixing with them a little powder of alkane root to color it.
Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889|Barkham Burroughs

British Dictionary definitions for alkane

alkane

/ (ˈælkeɪn) /

noun

any saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon with the general formula C n H 2 n +2
(as modifier)alkane series

Also called: paraffin

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Medical definitions for alkane

alkane

[ ăl′kān′ ]

n.

Any of various saturated open-chain hydrocarbons having the general formula CnH2n+2, the most abundant of which is methane.

Scientific definitions for alkane

alkane

[ ăl′kān′ ]

Any of a group of hydrocarbons that have carbon atoms in chains linked by single bonds and that have the general formula CnH2n+2. Alkanes can be either gaseous, liquid, or solid. They occur naturally in petroleum and natural gas, and include methane, propane and butane. Also called paraffin♦ The group of alkanes as a whole is called the alkane series or the methane or paraffin series. Its first six members are methane, ethane, propane, butane, pentane, and hexane.

单词	alkane
释义	alkane [ al-keyn ] / ˈæl keɪn / noun Chemistry. any member of the alkane series. Origin of alkane First recorded in 1895–1900; alk(yl) + -ane Words nearby alkane alkalize, alkaloid, alkaloidal, alkalosis, alkaluria, alkane, alkane series, alkanet, alkanethiol, alkannin, alkapton Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for alkane Melt these together over a slow fire, mixing with them a little powder of alkane root to color it. Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889\|Barkham Burroughs British Dictionary definitions for alkane alkane / (ˈælkeɪn) / noun any saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon with the general formula C n H 2 n +2 (as modifier)alkane series Also called: paraffin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for alkane alkane [ ăl′kān′ ] n. Any of various saturated open-chain hydrocarbons having the general formula CnH2n+2, the most abundant of which is methane. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for alkane alkane [ ăl′kān′ ] Any of a group of hydrocarbons that have carbon atoms in chains linked by single bonds and that have the general formula CnH2n+2. Alkanes can be either gaseous, liquid, or solid. They occur naturally in petroleum and natural gas, and include methane, propane and butane. Also called paraffin♦ The group of alkanes as a whole is called the alkane series or the methane or paraffin series. Its first six members are methane, ethane, propane, butane, pentane, and hexane. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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