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alkane series

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noun

Chemistry.

  1. the homologous series of saturated, aliphatic hydrocarbons having the general formula C n H 2n+2 , as methane, CH 4 , or ethane, C 2 H 6 .

Etymology

Origin of alkane series

First recorded in 1945–50

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