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HEPTANE
heptane
(noun) a colorless volatile highly flammable liquid obtained from petroleum and used as an anesthetic or a solvent or in determining octane ratings
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
heptane (plural heptanes)
(organic compound) Any of the nine isomers of the saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon C7H16, obtained from petroleum, especially n-heptane (CH3(CH2)5CH3)
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• phenate
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Hep"tane, n. Etym: [Gr. "epta` seven.] (Chem.)
Definition: Any one of several isometric hydrocarbons, C7H16, of the paraffin series (nine are possible, four are known); -- so called because the molecule has seven carbon atoms. Specifically, a colorless liquid, found as a constituent of petroleum, in the tar oil of cannel coal, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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