Look up: Alkane

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   Alkane
   The alkanes are the paraffin series of hydrocarbons.
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   Alkane
   A series of organic compounds with general formula C_nH_2n+2. Alkane names end with -ane.ExamplespropaneC₃H₈octaneC₈H₁₈
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   alkane
   paraffin. Compare with hydrocarbon and alkene. A series of organic compounds with general formula C_nH_2n+2. Alkane names end with -ane. Examples are propane (with n=3) and octane (with n=8).
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   Alkane
   An aliphatic hydrocarbon having the chemical formula CnH2n+2 A normal alkane, or n-alkane is one which does not have a branched carbon backbone. An iso-alkane has a branched, rather than a straight chain, carbon backbone. Alkanes are also known as paraffins. The simplest alkanes are named as follows: CH4
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   alkane
   <chemistry> An organic molecule containing carbon and hydrogen atoms in straight or branched chains, where all of the carbon-carbon bonds are single bonds. One of three major classes of aliphatic hydrocarbons. ... (13 Nov 1997) ...
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   Alkane
   `Alkanes`, also known as paraffins, are chemical compounds that consist only of the elements carbon (C) and hydrogen (H) (i.e., hydrocarbons), wherein these atoms are linked together exclusively by single bonds (i.e., they are saturated compounds) without any cyclic structure (i.e., loops). Alkanes belong to a homologous series of organic compounds in which the members differ by a constant relative atomic mass of 14. Each carbon atom must have 4...
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   alkane
   (al´kān) a saturated hydrocarbon (one without carbon-carbon multiple bonds).
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   alkane
   The general term for a saturated acyclic hydrocarbon; e.g., propane, butane.
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   alkane
   alkane (ăl'kān) , any of a group of aliphatic hydrocarbons whose molecules contain only single bonds (see chemical bond). Alkanes have the general chemical formula CnH2n+2. An alkane is said to have a continuous chain if each carbon atom in its molecule is joined to at most two other...
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