alkane series

noun Chemistry.

the homologous series of saturated, aliphatic hydrocarbons having the general formula C_nH_2n+2, as methane, CH₄, or ethane, C₂H₆.

Also called methane series, paraffin series.

Origin:
1945–50

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Alkane series is always a great word to know.

So is oxide. Does it mean:

a compound in which oxygen is bonded to one or more electropositive atoms

the process or result of a chemical reaction to oxygen, or the deposit that forms on the surface of a metal as it oxidizes

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alkane series
noun
a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2) [syn: methane series]

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