HEXANE


Meaning of HEXANE in English

[ '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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