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Definition of Ethane

1. Noun. A colorless odorless alkane gas used as fuel.

Definition of Ethane

1. n. A gaseous hydrocarbon, C₂H₆, forming a constituent of ordinary illuminating gas. It is the second member of the paraffin series, and its most important derivatives are common alcohol, aldehyde, ether, and acetic acid. Called also dimethyl.

Definition of Ethane

1. Noun. (organic compound) An aliphatic hydrocarbon, C₂H₆, gaseous at normal temperatures and pressures, being a constituent of natural gas. ¹

2. Noun. (organic compound) The same compound, subjected to modification by replacing one or more of the hydrogen atoms with other radicals. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ethane

1. a gaseous hydrocarbon [n -S]

Medical Definition of Ethane

1. A gaseous hydrocarbon, C2H6, forming a constituent of ordinary illuminating gas. It is the second member of the paraffin series, and its most important derivatives are common alcohol, aldehyde, ether, and acetic acid. Synonym: dimethyl. Origin: From Ether. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Ethane

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1915)
"Heats of Evaporation of ethane and Ethylene. The heats of evaporation of ethane and ethylene for the temperature range studied may be calculated from the ..."

2. Gas Analysis by Louis Munroe Dennis (1913)
"Hydrogen, Methane (and ethane), and Nitrogen.— These gases may be determined separately by the successive removal of hydrogen and the paraffins, ..."

3. A Treatise on Chemistry by Henry Enfield Roscoe, Carl Schorlemmer (1884)
"... these various processes all yield ethyl chloride on treatment with chlorine as the first substitution-product (Schorlemmer).4 ethane occurs in solution ..."

4. Recent Advances in Organic Chemistry by Alfred Walter Stewart (1911)
"... -ethane that the latter structure was at once dismissed as incapable of giving a proper representation of the reactions of the new substance ; but as ..."

5. A Textbook of Organic Chemistry by Joseph Scudder Chamberlain (1921)
"ethane (ML. This compound is similar to methane in many ways. ... ethane a Saturated Compound.—Like methane, ethane is unable to take up chlorine or any ..."

6. An Introduction to the Study of the Compounds of Carbon, Or, Organic Chemistry by Ira Remsen (1922)
"CHAPTER II Methane AND ethane — HOMOLOGOUS SERIES IF we were to study all ... Thus, adding CH2 to marsh gas, CH4, we get ethane, C2H6 ; adding CH2 to C2H6 ..."

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