Meaning of HEXANE
| Pronunciation: | | 'hekseyn
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| | Definition: | | [n] a colorless flammable liquid alkane derived from petroleum and used as a solvent |
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| | See Also: | | alkane, alkane series, dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, methane series, paraffin, resolvent, solvent | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Hex"ane\, n. [Gr. "e`x six.] (Chem.)
Any one of five hydrocarbons, {C6H14}, of the paraffin
series. They are colorless, volatile liquids, and are so
called because the molecule has six carbon atoms.
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