Heptane

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A volatile, colorless, highly flammable liquid hydrocarbon, C7H16, obtained in the fractional distillation of petroleum and used as a standard in determining octane ratings, as an anesthetic, and as a solvent.
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  • n. Any of the nine isomers of the saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon C7H16, obtained from petroleum, especially n-heptane (CH3(CH2)5CH3)
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Any one of several isometric hydrocarbons, C7H16, of the paraffin series (nine are possible, four are known); -- so called because the molecule has seven carbon atoms. Specifically, a colorless liquid, found as a constituent of petroleum, in the tar oil of cannel coal, etc.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A paraffin having the formula C7H16.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a colorless volatile highly flammable liquid obtained from petroleum and used as an anesthetic or a solvent or in determining octane ratings
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    paraffin    alkane    paraffin series    methane series    alkane series   
    Form
    cycloheptane   
    Same Context
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