| 释义 |
eth·ane
\ˈeˌthān\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary eth- + -ane
: a colorless odorless water-insoluble gaseous paraffin hydrocarbon CH3CH3 occurring in natural gas, produced as a by-product in the cracking of petroleum, and used chiefly as a fuel or as a source of ethylene by dehydrogenation |