ALKANE Synonyms

There are 13 synonyms of the word alkane. (exact relations)
There is 1 hypernym of the word alkane. (close relations)

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	paraffin				nounn
	noun • from crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings • a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2) • (British usage) kerosine
	butane				nounn
	noun • occurs in natural gas; used in the manufacture of rubber and fuels
	ethane				noun, adjectiven, adj
	noun • a colorless odorless alkane gas used as fuel
	heptane				nounn
	noun • a colorless volatile highly flammable liquid obtained from petroleum and used as an anesthetic or a solvent or in determining octane ratings
	hexane				nounn
	noun • a colorless flammable liquid alkane derived from petroleum and used as a solvent
	methane				noun, adjectiven, adj
	noun • a colorless odorless gas used as a fuel
	octane				verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
	noun • any isomeric saturated hydrocarbon found in petroleum and used as a fuel and solvent
	decane				nounn
	noun • Any of the seventy-five isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having the chemical formula C10H22
	nonane				nounn
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	pentane				nounn
	noun • An aliphatic hydrocarbon of chemical formula C5H12; either of the three isomers n-pentane, methyl-butane (isopentane), and di-methyl-propane (neopentane); volatile liquids under normal conditions.
	alkane series				nounn
	noun • a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2)
	methane series				noun, adjectiven, adj
	noun • a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2)
	paraffin series				nounn
	noun • a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2)

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