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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DECANE

Dec "ane, n. Etym: [See Deca-. ] (Chem. )

Defn: A liquid hydrocarbon, C1 H22, of the paraffin series, including several isomeric modifications.

New American Oxford Dictionary

decane

dec ane |ˈdekān ˈdɛkeɪn | ▶noun Chemistry a colorless liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, present in petroleum products such as kerosene. [Chem. formula: C 10 H 22; many isomers, esp. the straight-chain isomer ( n -decane ), which is used as a solvent and in jet fuel research. ]

Oxford Dictionary

decane

decane |ˈdɛkeɪn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Chemistry a colourless liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, present in petroleum spirit. ●Chem. formula: C 10 H 22.