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Definition of Pentanes
1. pentane [n] - See also: pentane
Medical Definition of Pentanes
1. Five-carbon saturated hydrocarbon group of the methane series. Include isomers and derivatives. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pentanes
Literary usage of Pentanes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Chemistry of the Non-benzenoid Hydrocarbons and Their Simple Derivatives by Benjamin Talbott Brooks (1922)
"Isopentyl chloride is only very slowly acted upon by 2 per cent caustic potash
at 60°-70°. The Hexanes: Like the pentanes, ..."
2. Treatise on General and Industrial Organic Chemistry by Ettore Molinari (1921)
"pentanes, C5H12 These hydrocarbons are found especially in the petroleum products
boiling a little above 0°, and are placed on ..."
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