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

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