'ethane' definitions:
Definition of 'ethane'
(from WordNet)
noun
A colorless odorless alkane gas used as fuel [syn: ethane, C2H6]
Definition of 'ethane'
From: GCIDE
- ethane \eth"ane\ ([e^]th"[=a]n), n. [From Ether.] (Chem.) A gaseous hydrocarbon, C2H6, forming a constituent of ordinary illuminating gas. It is the second member of the paraffin series, and its most important derivatives are common alcohol (ethyl alcohol), acetaldehyde, ether, and acetic acid. Called also dimethyl. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'ethane'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alcohol,
- benzine,
- briquette,
- burnable,
- butane,
- carbon,
- charcoal,
- coal,
- coke,
- combustible,
- dope,
- ethanol,
- fireball,
- firing,
- flammable,
- flammable material,
- fuel,
- fuel additive,
- fuel dope,
- gas,
- gas carbon,
- gasoline,
- heptane,
- hexane,
- inflammable,
- inflammable material,
- isooctane,
- jet fuel,
- kerosene,
- methane,
- methanol,
- natural gas,
- octane,
- oil,
- paraffin,
- peat,
- pentane,
- rocket fuel,
- turf