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paraffin; alkane | |||
alkane Paraffins. A homologous series of saturated hydrocarbons having the general formula CnH2n+2. Their systematic names end in -ane. They are chemically inert, stable, and flammable. The first four members of the series (methane, ethane, propane, butane) are gases at ordinary temperatures; the next eleven are liquids, and form the main constituents of paraffin oil; the higher members are solids. Paraffin waxs consists mainly of higher alkanes | |||
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alkane | |||
alcane; paraffins | |||
saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon |
alcani : 6 phrases in 2 subjects |
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