HyperDic: ethane

English > 1 sense of the word *ethane*:
NOUN	substance	ethane, C2H6	a colorless odorless alkane gas used as fuel

ethane > pronunciation
Sounds	eh'they.n
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English > *ethane*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	A colorless odorless alkane gas used as fuel.
Synonym	C2H6
Broader	hydrocarbon	An organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen
Broader	methane series, alkane series, alkane, paraffin series, paraffin	A series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2)
Spanish	etano
Catalan	età