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HEXANE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A colorless flammable liquid alkane derived from petroleum and used as a solvent
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("hexane" is a kind of...):
alkane; alkane series; methane series; paraffin; paraffin series (a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2))
dissolvent; dissolver; dissolving agent; resolvent; solvent (a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances)
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