alkane
alkane definition
al·kane (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
Etymology: alk(yl) + (meth)ane
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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