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ALKANE
Etymology
Noun
alkane (plural alkanes)
(organic compound) Any acyclic saturated hydrocarbon (e.g, methane, ethane, etc.).
Usage notes
• The term paraffin is a historical synonym, but also has other meanings.
• The term cycloalkane is used for saturated hydrocarbons that contain cycles.
• The suffix -ane denotes an alkane, but note that it has a different use in inorganic chemistry.
• As defined by IUPAC, the names methane, ethane, propane, butane, etc, refer specifically to the linear forms. From butane onwards, there also exist branched forms (isomers), which are named using structural nomenclature. (For instance, butane has two isomeric forms: butane itself and another called 2-methylpropane or isobutane).
Synonyms
• (acyclic saturated hydrocarbon): paraffin
Hypernyms
• hydrocarbon
Hyponyms
• methane
• ethane
• propane
• butane
• pentane
• hexane
• heptane
• octane
• nonane
• decane
• undecane
• dodecane
• hexadecane
• tetracosane
Source: Wiktionary
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