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ethane

DEFINITIONS OF: ethane

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n a colorless odorless alkane gas used as fuel

Synonyms:
C2H6
Type of:
hydrocarbon
an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen
alkane, alkane series, methane series, paraffin, paraffin series
a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2)
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