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pentane

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PENTANE

Pen "tane, n. Etym: [See Penta-. ] (Chem. )

Defn: Any one of the three metameric hydrocarbons, C5H12, of the methane or paraffin series. They are colorless, volatile liquids, two of which occur in petroleum. So called because of the five carbon atoms in the molecule.

New American Oxford Dictionary

pentane

pen tane |ˈpenˌtān ˈpɛnteɪn | ▶noun Chemistry a volatile liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, present in petroleum-based solvents. [Chem. formula: C 5 H 12; three isomers, esp. the straight-chain isomer ( n -pentane ).] ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek pente ‘five ’ (denoting five carbon atoms ) + a shortened form of alkane .

Oxford Dictionary

pentane

pentane |ˈpɛnteɪn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Chemistry a volatile liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, present in petroleum spirit. ●Chem. formula: C 5 H 12; three isomers, especially the straight-chain isomer ( n -pentane ). ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek pente ‘five ’ (denoting five carbon atoms ) + a shortened form of alkane .