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noun
An aliphatic hydrocarbon, C2H6, gaseous at normal temperatures and pressures, being a constituent of natural gas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The same compound, subjected to modification by replacing one or more of the hydrogen atoms with other radicals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, usually
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a colorless odorless alkane gas used as fuel
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: C2H6
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hydrocarbon, methane series, alkane series, alkane, paraffin series, paraffin
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2eydh-der. Proto-Hellenic *áithō Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō) ▲ Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.? Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr)der. Latin aethērbor. German Äther German Ether Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Ethylbor. English ethyl English eth- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānusder. English -ane English ethane From eth- + -ane.
Across languages
33 source translations are retained for this English entry.
