Meaning of HEPTANE
| Pronunciation: | | 'hepteyn
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[n] a colorless volatile highly flammable liquid obtained from petroleum and used as an anesthetic or a solvent or in determining octane ratings |
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HEPTANE is a 7 letter word that starts with H. |
| | See Also: | | alkane, alkane series, methane series, paraffin | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Hep"tane\, n. [Gr. "epta` seven.] (Chem.)
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.
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