Meaning Of The Word Ethane

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ethane in American English
an odorless, colorless, gaseous alkane, CH3CH3, found in natural gas and used as a refrigerant and in fuel mixtures
noun: 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

ethane in British English
noun: a colourless odourless flammable gaseous alkane obtained from natural gas and petroleum: used as a fuel and in the manufacture of organic chemicals. Formula: C2 H6

ethane in the Oil and Gas Industry
noun: Ethane is an alkane (= hydrocarbon that contains only single covalent bonds in the molecule), which has the chemical formula C₂H₆.

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