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Definition of Hexanes
1. hexane [n] - See also: hexane
Medical Definition of Hexanes
1. Six-carbon saturated hydrocarbon group of the methane series. Include isomers and derivatives. Various polyneuropathies are caused by hexane poisoning. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hexanes
Literary usage of Hexanes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Treatise on General and Industrial Organic Chemistry by Ettore Molinari (1921)
"hexanes, C6H14 The five isomeric hexanes which should exist are all known (ИГР.
Table, p. 32). They are found particularly in petroleum ether, gasolene, ..."
2. The Chemistry of the Non-benzenoid Hydrocarbons and Their Simple Derivatives by Benjamin Talbott Brooks (1922)
"The hexanes: Like the pentanes, normal hexane may readily be separated, in an
impure state, from light petroleum distillates, and the preparation of pure n. ..."
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