Definition of Hepane
Hep"tane (?), n. [Gr. "epta`
seven.] (Chem.) 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (chemistry) any of the nine isomers of the saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon C7H16, obtained from petroleum, especially n-heptane (CH3(CH2)5CH3)
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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