normal-pentane

nor·mal-pen·tane

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Definitions of normal-pentane word

noun normal-pentane a hydrocarbon of the methane series, existing in three liquid isomeric forms. 1
noun normal-pentane Also called normal pentane. the most important isomer of pentane, a colorless, flammable, water-insoluble, very volatile liquid, C 5 H 1 2 , obtained from petroleum by distillation: used chiefly as a solvent and in medicine as an anesthetic. 1

before 1875

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1875-80; pent- + -ane

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