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Pentane
Pen′tane
,Noun.
[See
Penta-
.] (Chem.)
Any one of the three metameric hydrocarbons,
C5H12
, of the methane or paraffin series. They are colorless, volatile liquids, two of which occur in petroleum. So called because of the five carbon atoms in the molecule. Definition 2024
pentane
pentane
English
Noun
pentane (plural pentanes)
- (organic chemistry) An aliphatic hydrocarbon of chemical formula C5H12; either of the three isomers n-pentane, methyl-butane (isopentane), and di-methyl-propane (neopentane); volatile liquids under normal conditions.
Translations
aliphatic hydrocarbon: C5H12