ethane

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E0226700 (ĕth′ān′)n. A colorless, odorless gaseous alkane, C₂H₆, that occurs as a constituent of natural gas and is used as a fuel and a refrigerant.

[eth(yl) + -ane.]

ethane

(ˈiːθeɪn; ˈɛθ-) n (Elements & Compounds) 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[C19: from eth(yl) + -ane]

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n. a colorless, odorless, flammable gas, C₂H₆, of the methane series, present in natural gas, illuminating gas, and crude petroleum: used chiefly in organic synthesis and as a fuel gas. [1870–75; eth (yl) + -ane]

eth·ane

(ĕth′ān′) A colorless, odorless, flammable gas, C₂H₆, occurring in natural gas. It is used as a fuel and in refrigeration.

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ethane - a colorless odorless alkane gas used as fuelC2H6hydrocarbon - an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogenalkane, alkane series, methane series, paraffin series, paraffin - a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2)

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ethane

(ĕth`ān), CH₃CH₃, gaseous hydrocarbon. It is a continuous-chain alkanealkane
, any of a group of aliphatic hydrocarbons whose molecules contain only single bonds (see chemical bond). Alkanes have the general chemical formula C_nH_2n+2.
..... Click the link for more information. . As a constituent of natural gas, it is used for fuel. It can be prepared by cracking and fractional distillation of petroleum.

Ethane

CH₃—CH₃, a saturated hydrocarbon that takes the form of a colorless, odorless, flammable gas.

Ethane has a melting point of – 183.27°C and a boiling point of – 88.63°C. The explosive limits of ethane in air are 3 and 12 percent by volume.

Ethane is formed in the dry distillation of coal and in the refining of petroleum (seePETROLEUM REFINING GASES). It is found in natural gas (though in far smaller proportions than methane) and in petroleum by-product gases. Ethane is industrially separated from these gases and used (generally in a mixture with propane) for the production of ethylene and ethyl chloride. The chlorination, nitration, and oxidation of ethane yield compounds that are used in industrial organic synthesis.

ethane

[′eth‚ān] (organic chemistry) CH₃CH₃ A colorless, odorless gas belonging to the alkane series of hydrocarbons, with freezing point of -183.3°C and boiling point of -88.6°C; used as a fuel and refrigerant and for organic synthesis.

ethane

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

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noun a colorless odorless alkane gas used as fuel

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