hexane (redirected from Hexanes)

hex·ane  (hksn)

n.

A colorless flammable liquid, C₆H₁₄, derived from the fractional distillation of petroleum and used as a solvent and as a working fluid in low-temperature thermometers.

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hexane [ˈhɛkseɪn]

n

(Chemistry) a liquid alkane existing in five isomeric forms that are found in petroleum and used as solvents, esp the isomer with a straight chain of carbon atoms (n-hexane). Formula: C₆H₁₄

[from hexa- + -ane]

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hexane  (hksn)

A colorless flammable liquid derived from the fractional distillation of petroleum. It is used as a solvent and in low-temperature thermometers. Hexane is the sixth member of the alkane series. Chemical formula: C₆H₁₄.

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hexane - a colorless flammable liquid alkane derived from petroleum and used as a solvent alkane, alkane series, methane series, paraffin series, paraffin - a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2) dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent, solvent - a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances; "the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution"