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Meaning of Ethane | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

ˈɛθeɪn

Definitions

An aliphatic hydrocarbon, C₂H₆, gaseous at normal temperatures and pressures, being a constituent of natural gas.
uncountable, usually
The same compound, subjected to modification by replacing one or more of the hydrogen atoms with other radicals.
countable, usually

Equivalents

العربية الإثنين

Català eta

Čeština etan

Deutsch Äthan Ethan

Ελληνικά αιθάνιο

Esperanto etano

Español etano

Suomi etaani

Français éthane

Magyar etán

Bahasa Indonesia etana

Italiano etano

日本語エタン

Қазақ тілі этан

한국어 에탄 에테인

Latina ethanum

Nederlands ethaan

Polski etan

Português etano

Română etan

Русский эта́н

Svenska etan

Türkçe etan

Examples

“chlorinated ethanes; halogenated ethanes”

“The dissociation constants for ethanes in which the two halves of the molecule are different are not always close ⟳ to the mean ⟳ of the dissociation constants of the corresponding symmetrical ethanes.”

“Analysis of the ethane fraction also revealed anomalous deuteration of the ethane, the ethanes C₂H₅D, C₂H₄D₂ and C₂H₃D₃ being observed as well as C₂H₆. Ethanes with more than three D atoms were not detected.”

CEFR level

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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Meaning of Ethane | Babel Free

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