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alkane

al·kane [ ál kàyn ] (plural al·kanes)


noun 
Definition:
 
hydrocarbon compound such as methane: an open-chain hydrocarbon containing only carbon-to-carbon or carbon-to-hydrogen single bonds and belonging to a series whose members all have the same general chemical formula. CnH2n+2

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