methane series
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- a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2)Synonyms: alkane seriesalkaneparaffin seriesparaffinType of aliphatic compoundKinds amine, butane, heptane, methane, ethane, hexane
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Methane series
Chemistry, 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 the paraffin (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.
From the entry Methane.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54