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Definition of Heptane

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

Definition of Heptane

1. n. 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.

Definition of Heptane

1. Noun. (organic compound) Any of the nine isomers of the saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon C₇H₁₆, obtained from petroleum, especially n-heptane (CH₃(CH₂)₅CH₃) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Heptane

1. a hydrocarbon used as a solvent [n -S]

Medical Definition of Heptane

1. 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 colourless liquid, found as a constituent of petroleum, in the tar oil of cannel coal, etc. Origin: Gr. "epta seven. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Heptane

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 (1903)
"A further consideration of the table shows that 22 grams less of heptane are ... Now if 22 grams of the heptane were treated with the theoretical amount of ..."

2. A Treatise on Chemistry by Henry Enfield Roscoe, Carl Schorlemmer (1884)
"NORMAL heptane AND ITS DERIVATIVES. 409 heptane, C7H16, was first discovered by Schorlemmer in cannel-coal naphtha,1 and he afterwards showed that this ..."

3. Elements of Chemistry: Theoretical and Practical by William Allen Miller (1880)
"(1162) heptane: C;H1(!=ioo. — Of the numerous possible hydrocarbons of the formula ... The heptane boiling at about 90° (194° F.), which accompanies normal ..."

4. The Chemical News and Journal of Industrial ScienceChemistry (1898)
"... S., and FE Francis, separation of normal and iso- heptane from American petroleum, 262 Yttria obtained from monazite sands, didymium which accompanies, ..."

5. The Principles of Theoretical Chemistry: With Special Reference to the by Ira Remsen (1892)
"Of the nine hydrocarbons of the formula C,H,6, the existence of which is indicated by the theory, five are known up to the present:— 1. Normal heptane, CH3. ..."

6. The Chemistry of the Non-benzenoid Hydrocarbons and Their Simple Derivatives by Benjamin Talbott Brooks (1922)
"The cycloheptane made under these conditions is quite pure but at 235° further hydrogenation to normal heptane occurs and at 250° this change is quite rapid ..."

7. Code of Federal Regulations: Parts 170 to 199 Revised as of April 1, 2005 by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"Fill the test container within '/4-inch of the top with a measured volume of the 120 °F heptane and cover with clean aluminum foil. Place the test container ..."

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