ALL meanings of hexane
hex·ane
H h - noun hexane A colorless liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series. 1
- noun hexane any of five isomeric hydrocarbons having the formula C 6 H 14 , of the alkane series, some of which are obtained from petroleum: used as solvents and chemical intermediates and in fuels. 1
- noun hexane (organic chemistry) Any of five isomeric aliphatic hydrocarbons, C6H14. They are colorless, volatile liquids. 0
- noun hexane a liquid alkane existing in five isomeric forms that are found in petroleum and used as solvents, esp the isomer with a straight chain of carbon atoms (n-hexane). Formula: C6H14 0
- noun hexane any of the five colorless, volatile, liquid isomeric alkanes, C6H14 0