pentane

English

Noun

pentane (plural pentanes)

1. (organic chemistry) An aliphatic hydrocarbon of chemical formula C₅H₁₂; either of the three isomers n-pentane, methyl-butane (isopentane), and di-methyl-propane (neopentane); volatile liquids under normal conditions.

Derived terms

• cyclopentane
• isopentane
• neopentane
• n-pentane
• oxapentane
• pentanediol
• pentanedithiol
• silapentane
• trimethylpentane

 

Translations

aliphatic hydrocarbon: C₅H₁₂

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