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heptane

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Noun
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hep=tane

CIDE DICTIONARY

heptanen. [Gr. "epta` seven.].
     Any one of several isometric hydrocarbons, C7H16, of the paraffin series (nine are possible, four are known); -- so called because the molecule has seven carbon atoms. Specifically, a colorless liquid, found as a constituent of petroleum, in the tar oil of cannel coal, etc.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

heptane, n. Chem. a liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, obtained from petroleum.

Usage
Chem. formula: C7H16
Etymology
HEPTA- + -ANE

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