pentane

noun

Meaning

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.

Etymology / origin

No prose etymology has been added yet.

No ancestor words have been linked yet.

Related words

trimethyl(English)iso(English)neopentane(English)n-pentane(English)dimethylpropane(English)trimethylpentane(English)isopentane(English)methylpentane(English)heptane(English)hexane(English)butane(English)acetone(English)

Descendant words

No descendant words have been linked yet.

Sources

DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data

pentane — meaning and etymology | WikiWord