pentane
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pentane (plural pentanes)
- (organic chemistry) An aliphatic hydrocarbon of chemical formula C5H12; either of the three isomers n-pentane, methyl-butane (isopentane), and di-methyl-propane (neopentane); volatile liquids under normal conditions.
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aliphatic hydrocarbon: C5H12
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