Ethane

Pronunciation

• US enPR: Ä•th'ān, IPA: /ˈɛθeɪn/
• RP IPA: /ˈiːθeɪn/
• Rhymes: -ɛθeɪn

Origin

- + ane + -

Full definition of ethane

Noun

1. (organic compound, uncountable) An aliphatic hydrocarbon, C₂H₆, gaseous at normal temperatures and pressures, being a constituent of natural gas.
2. (organic compound, countable) The same compound, subjected to modification by replacing one or more of the hydrogen atoms with other radicals.chlorinated ethanes; halogenated ethanes
• 1959, A. F. Trotman-Dickenson, Free Radicals: An Introduction, page 45,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.
• 1968, Transactions of the Faraday Society, Volume 64, page 1573,Analysis of the ethane fraction also revealed anomalous deuteration of the ethane, the ethanes C₂H₅D, C₂H₄D₂ and C