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■ noun Chemistry a colourless liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, present in petroleum spirit. [C 6 H 14 .]
Origin
C19: from hexa- 'six' (denoting six carbon atoms) + -ane 2 .
[ 'hɛkseɪn ]
■ noun Chemistry a colourless liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, present in petroleum spirit. [C 6 H 14 .]
Origin
C19: from hexa- 'six' (denoting six carbon atoms) + -ane 2 .
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