- pentane
- noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1877 any of three isomeric alkanes C5H12 that occur especially in petroleum
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Pentane — Général Nom IUPAC pentane … Wikipédia en Français
pentane — [ pɛ̃tan ] n. m. • 1874; de penta ♦ Chim. Hydrocarbure saturé (C5H12), cinquième terme de la série des alcanes. ● pentane nom masculin Hydrocarbure saturé C5H12, présent dans les fractions légères du pétrole. pentane [pɛ̃tan] n. m. ÉTYM. 1874; de … Encyclopédie Universelle
Pentane — Pentane, Singular Pentan das, s, zu den Alkanen zählende aliphatischen Kohlenwasserstoffe mit der Summenformel C5H12, die in drei Strukturisomeren auftreten (n Pentan, Isopentan, Neopentan). Die Pentane sind flüssige, farblose, leicht… … Universal-Lexikon
Pentane — Pen tane, n. [See {Penta }.] (Chem.) Any one of the three metameric hydrocarbons, {C5H12}, of the methane or paraffin series. They are colorless, volatile liquids, two of which occur in petroleum. So called because of the five carbon atoms in the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pentane — C5H12, drei isomere Grenzkohlenwasserstoffe, normales Pentan, Dimethyläthylmethan und Tetramethylmethan, finden sich zum Teil im Erdöl und sieden bei 38°, bez. 30° und 10° … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Pentane — Pentāne, zwischen 30 und 40° siedende Kohlenwasserstoffe mit 5 Kohlen und 12 Wasserstoffatomen … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
pentane — [pen′tān΄] n. [ PENT(A) + ANE] any of three known isomeric, colorless alkanes, C5H12, occurring in petroleum, etc.: used as a solvent, in low temperature thermometers, etc … English World dictionary
Pentane — n Pentane … Wikipedia
pentane — /pen tayn/, n. Chem., Pharm. 1. a hydrocarbon of the methane series, existing in three liquid isomeric forms. 2. Also called normal pentane. the most important isomer of pentane, a colorless, flammable, water insoluble, very volatile liquid,… … Universalium
Pentane — Eigenschaften der Pentane[1] Name n Pentan[2] Isopentan[3] Neopentan[4] Andere Namen … Deutsch Wikipedia
pentane — noun An aliphatic hydrocarbon of chemical formula CH; either of the three isomers n pentane, methyl butane (isopentane), and di methyl propane (neopentane); volatile liquids under normal conditions … Wiktionary
