Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Noun: ethane  'e,theyn [N. Amer], 'ee,theyn or 'e,theyn [Brit]
  1. A colourless odourless alkane gas used as fuel
    - C2H6

Derived forms: ethanes

Type of: alkane, alkane series, hydrocarbon, methane series, paraffin, paraffin series

Encyclopedia: Ethane

Nearest

eternize
ETF
eth
ETH
ethacrynic acid
ethambutol
Ethan Allen
ethanal
ethanal trimer
ethanamide
ethane
ethanedioic acid
ethanediol
ethanoate
ethanoic acid
ethanol
ethanoyl chloride
ethanoyl group
ethanoyl radical
ethchlorvynol
Ethel Barrymore