Hypertext Webster Gateway: "hexane"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hexane \Hex"ane\, n. [Gr. "e`x six.] (Chem.)
Any one of five hydrocarbons, {C6H14}, of the paraffin
series. They are colorless, volatile liquids, and are so
called because the molecule has six carbon atoms.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
hexane
n : a colorless flammable liquid alkane derived from petroleum
and used as a solvent
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