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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
eth·ane       [eth-eyn] Pronunciation Key
–noun Chemistry.
a colorless, odorless, flammable gas, C2H6, of the methane series, present in natural gas, illuminating gas, and crude petroleum: used chiefly in organic synthesis and as a fuel gas.
Also called dimethyl.


[Origin: 1870–75; eth(yl) + -ane]
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
eth·ane       (ěth'ān')  Pronunciation Key 
n.   A colorless, odorless gaseous alkane, C2H6, that occurs as a constituent of natural gas and is used as a fuel and a refrigerant.


[eth(yl) + -ane.]

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ethane

noun
a colorless odorless alkane gas used as fuel 

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ethane       (ěth'ān')  Pronunciation Key 
A colorless, odorless, flammable gas occurring in natural gas. It is used as a fuel and in refrigeration. Ethane is the second member of the alkane series. Chemical formula: C2H6.

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Ethane

Di*meth"yl\, n. [Pref. di- + methyl.] (Chem.) Ethane; -- sometimes so called because regarded as consisting of two methyl radicals. See Ethane.

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