ethane

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈiːθeɪn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(eth′ān)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
eth•ane  (eth′ān),USA pronunciation n. [Chem.]
  1. Chemistrya colorless, odorless, flammable gas, C2H6, of the methane series, present in natural gas, illuminating gas, and crude petroleum: used chiefly in organic synthesis and as a fuel gas. Also called dimethyl. 
  • eth(yl) + -ane 1870–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ethane / ˈiːθeɪn ˈɛθ-/
  1. a colourless odourless flammable gaseous alkane obtained from natural gas and petroleum: used as a fuel and in the manufacture of organic chemicals. Formula: C2H6
Etymology: 19th Century: from eth( yl) + -ane
'ethane' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
alkane series - chloroethane - dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane - dichloroethane - dimethyl - ethanal - ethanedioic acid - ethanediol - ethanol - ethephon - ethoxyethane - ethyl group - ethylene group - homologue - natural gas - perchloroethane - propoxur - urethane
In Lists: Gases, more...

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