alkane

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

alkane
    n 1: a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the
         general formula CnH(2n+2) [syn: {methane series}, {alkane
         series}, {alkane}, {paraffin series}, {paraffin}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

alkane \alkane\ n. (Chem.)
   a non-aromatic saturated acyclic hydrocarbon with the general
   formula {CnH(2n+2)}. A member of the {alkane series}.
   [WordNet 1.5]

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