| LC control no. | sh 85097763 |
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| LC classification | QD305.H6 |
| Topical heading | Alkanes |
| Variant(s) | Paraffins |
| See also | Hydrocarbons |
| Found in | Hackh chem. dict. (alkanes [IUPAC preferred terminology]) McGraw-Hill encyc. chem. (alkanes) Carey. Organic chem. (alkanes) Chem. abstr. (alkanes) TEST (Alkanes UF Paraffins) INIS (Alkanes UF Paraffins) NASA (Paraffins) Merriam-Webster dictionary online, Jan. 18, 2018 (alkane: any of numerous saturated hydrocarbons; specifically : any of a series of open-chain hydrocarbons C[subscript]nH₂[subscript]n₊₂ (such as methane and butane); called also paraffin) Wikipedia, Jan. 18, 2018 (In organic chemistry, an alkane, or paraffin (a historical name that also has other meanings), is an acyclic saturated hydrocarbon. In other words, an alkane consists of hydrogen and carbon atoms arranged in a tree structure in which all the carbon-carbon bonds are single. Alkanes have the general chemical formula C[subscript]nH₂[subscript]n₊₂.) MeSH browser, Jan. 18, 2018 (Alkanes. Scope Note: The generic name for the group of aliphatic hydrocarbons Cn-H2n+2. They are denoted by the suffix -ane. BT Hydrocarbons, Acyclic) |
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