HEPTANE


Meaning of HEPTANE in English

/hep"tayn/ , n.

any of nine isomeric hydrocarbons, C 7 H 16 , of the alkane series, some of which are obtained from petroleum: used in fuels as solvents, and as chemical intermediates.

[ 1870-75; HEPT- + -ANE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .