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alkane
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alkane /al·kane/ (al´kan) any of a class of saturated hydrocarbons with a straight or branched chain structure, of the general formula CnH2n + 2.
al·kane (lkn)
n.
Any of various saturated open-chain hydrocarbons having the general formula CnH2n+2, the most abundant of which is methane.
alkane (alˑ·kānˈ),
n water-insoluble, saturated hydrocarbon compound, with the general chemical formula CnH2n+2. Hexane (C6H14) is used in the solvent extraction or enfleurage process. See also enfleurage.
alkane
a saturated hydrocarbon, i.e. one that has no carbon-carbon multiple bonds; formerly called paraffin.
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