Alkane Definition
ălkān
noun
Any member of the alkane series.
American Heritage
Any of a series of saturated hydrocarbons with open chains, having the formula CnH2n+2: these compounds are sometimes said to be in the methane or paraffin series.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Alkane
Noun
Singular:
alkane
Plural:
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