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alkane

(al′kān′)

noun

any of a series of saturated hydrocarbons with open chains, having the formula CH: these compounds are sometimes said to be in the methane or paraffin series

Origin: alk(yl) + (meth)ane

See alkane in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Any member of the alkane series.

Origin:

Origin: alk(yl)

Origin: + -ane

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