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)
Anagrams
• phenate
Source: Wiktionary
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