Methane series Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2)
alkane; paraffin series; alkane series; paraffin.
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(Chem.) , a series of saturated hydrocarbons, of which methane is the first member and type, and (because of their general chemical inertness and indifference) called also theparaffin (little affinity) series . The lightest members are gases, as methane, ethane; intermediate members are liquids, as hexane, heptane, etc. (found in benzine, kerosene, etc.); while the highest members are white, waxy, or fatty solids, as paraffin proper.