Related Content
- Daily Word Quiz: philtrum
- Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy
- Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee
- Frequently Misspelled Words
- Frequently Mispronounced Words
- Easily Confused Words
- Writing & Language
ethane: Meaning and Definition of
eth•ane
Pronunciation: (eth'ān), [key]
— n. Chem.
- a colorless, odorless, flammable gas, CH, 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
See also:
- ethane (Thesaurus)
