alkane
noun
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Sense 1 noun
a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2)
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
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| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | aliphatic compound |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | butane |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | amine |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ethane |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | heptane |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hexane |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | methane |