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Definition of alkane noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

alkane

noun
 
/ˈælkeɪn/
 
/ˈælkeɪn/
(chemistry)
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  1. any of a series of compounds that contain carbon and hydrogen
    • Methane and propane are alkanes.
    Word Originlate 19th cent.: from alkyl (German, from Alkohol ‘alcohol’ + -yl) + -ane.
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