alkane series

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noun Chemistry.

the homologous series of saturated, aliphatic hydrocarbons having the general formula CnH2n+2, as methane, CH4, or ethane, C2H6.

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Also called methane series, paraffin series.

Origin of alkane series

First recorded in 1945–50

Words nearby alkane series

alkalize, alkaloid, alkaloidal, alkalosis, alkane, alkane series, alkanet, alkanethiol, alkannin, alkapton, alkaptonuria

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