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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Heptane

· Hep·tane · IPA /ˈhɛpteɪn/
01 n. Any one of several isometric hydrocarbons, C7H16, of the paraffin series (nine are possible, four are known); -- so called because the mole…
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    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.(Chem.)