alkane
[ al-keyn ]
/ ˈæl keɪn /
noun Chemistry.
any member of the alkane series.
Words nearby alkane
alkalize,
alkaloid,
alkaloidal,
alkalosis,
alkaluria,
alkane,
alkane series,
alkanet,
alkanethiol,
alkannin,
alkapton
Example sentences from the Web for alkane
Melt these together over a slow fire, mixing with them a little powder of alkane root to color it.
Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 |Barkham Burroughs
British Dictionary definitions for alkane
alkane
/ (ˈælkeɪn) /
noun
- any saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon with the general formula C n H 2 n +2
- (as modifier)alkane series
Medical definitions for alkane
alkane
[ ăl′kān′ ]
n.
Any of various saturated open-chain hydrocarbons having the general formula CnH2n+2, the most abundant of which is methane.
Scientific definitions for alkane
alkane
[ ăl′kān′ ]
Any of a group of hydrocarbons that have carbon atoms in chains linked by single bonds and that have the general formula CnH2n+2. Alkanes can be either gaseous, liquid, or solid. They occur naturally in petroleum and natural gas, and include methane, propane and butane. Also called paraffin♦ The group of alkanes as a whole is called the alkane series or the methane or paraffin series. Its first six members are methane, ethane, propane, butane, pentane, and hexane.