Organic Chemical
alkane Audio
al·kane [ al-keyn ]
Subclass of:
Hydrocarbons, Acyclic
Definitions related to alkanes:
  • Generic name for the group of aliphatic hydrocarbons Cn-H2n+2; they are denoted by the suffix -ane.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The generic name for the group of aliphatic hydrocarbons Cn-H2n+2. They are denoted by the suffix -ane. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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