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Alkane

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paraffinnounParaffin wax.
methane seriesnouna non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbon with the general formula cnh(2n+2)
alkane seriesnouna non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbon with the general formula cnh(2n+2)

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paraffinnounParaffin wax.
alkane seriesnouna non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbon with the general formula cnh(2n+2)
methane seriesnouna non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbon with the general formula cnh(2n+2)
alkenenoun(organic chemistry) An unsaturated, aliphatic hydrocarbon with one or more carbon–carbon double bonds.
cycloalkanenoun(organic chemistry) Any saturated alicyclic hydrocarbon.
alkanonenoun(organic chemistry) Any saturated aliphatic ketone
alkynenoun(organic chemistry) A hydrocarbon containing at least one carbon–carbon triple bond.
dihaloalkanenoun(organic chemistry) Any dihalo derivative of an alkane
isoalkanenoun(organic chemistry) Any branched-chain alkane, but especially one having a methyl group attached to the penultimate carbon atom of the main chain
nonanenoun(organic chemistry) Any of very many isomeric alkanes, of the general formula C₉H₂₀, having nine carbon atoms.
allenenoun(organic chemistry) Any of a class of hydrocarbons having two double bonds from one carbon atom to two others - R₂C=C=CR₂; especially the parent compound CH₂=C=CH₂ (propadiene).
nonadecanenoun(organic chemistry) Any of very many isomeric saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon, C₁₉H₄₀, but especially n-nonadecane, CH₃(CH₂)₁₇CH₃
menthanenoun(organic chemistry) Any of a number of isomeric saturated cyclic monoterpene hydrocarbons
dimethylalkanenoun(organic chemistry) Any dimethyl derivative of an n-alkane
hexanenoun(organic chemistry) Any of five isomeric aliphatic hydrocarbons, C₆H₁₄. They are colorless, volatile liquids.
ethanenoun(organic chemistry, uncountable) An aliphatic hydrocarbon, C₂H₆, gaseous at normal temperatures and pressures, being a constituent of natural gas.
cycloalkenenoun(organic chemistry) Any unsaturated alicyclic hydrocarbon.
alkanoic acidnoun(organic chemistry) Any aliphatic carboxylic acid.
alkenonenoun(biochemistry) Any long-chain di-, tri- and tetra- unsaturated methyl and ethyl ketones that are synthesized by a limited number of haptophyte microalgae; the degree of unsaturation is a function of the water temperature
n-hexanenoun(organic chemistry) The saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon (CH₃(CH₂)₄CH₃).

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