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Definition of "alkane" []

  • Any member of the alkane series. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "alkane" in a sentence
  • "Further, officials continue to refuse to admit/discuss the impacts of methane and other alkane gases that were also emitted from the wellhead."
  • "Contains an alkane that is the major product of the red-banded stinkbug's scent gland?"
  • "One of the many byproducts of our Petroleum reservoir is paraffin wax, an alkane with dozens of handy uses in your day to day life!"