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  • 1. heptane
  • Heptane in a sentence
Table of Contents
  • 1. heptane
  • Heptane in a sentence
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Etymology

1. heptane

noun. a colorless volatile highly flammable liquid obtained from petroleum and used as an anesthetic or a solvent or in determining octane ratings.

Synonyms

  • paraffin series
  • methane series
  • alkane
  • paraffin

Etymology

  • -ane (English)
  • hepta- (English)
  • ἑπτά (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

Sentences with heptane


1. Noun, singular or mass
They also found that some droplets of heptane (a volatile organic compound) would continue to burn even after the fire was put out.

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