"heptane" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: heptanes [plural]
Etymology: hepta- + -ane Etymology templates: {{confix|en|hepta|ane}} hepta- + -ane Head templates: {{en-noun}} heptane (plural heptanes)
  1. (organic chemistry) Any of the nine isomers of the saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon C₇H₁₆, obtained from petroleum, especially n-heptane (CH₃(CH₂)₅CH₃) Wikipedia link: heptane Categories (topical): Organic compounds Derived forms: azidoheptane, cycloheptane, n-heptane Related terms: heptyl Translations (saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon: C7H16): heptà [masculine] (Catalan), 庚烷 (gēngwán) (Chinese Mandarin), heptan [masculine] (Czech), heptano (Esperanto), heptaani (Finnish), heptane [masculine] (French), Heptan [neuter] (German), heptana (Indonesian), eptano [masculine] (Italian), ヘプタン (heputan) (Japanese), 헵테인 (heptein) (Korean), heptan [neuter] (Norwegian), heptan [masculine] (Polish), heptano [masculine] (Portuguese), гепта́н (geptán) [masculine] (Russian), heptano [masculine] (Spanish), heptan [neuter] (Swedish)

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