C2H6

Definitions of C2H6
  1. noun
    a colorless odorless alkane gas used as fuel
    synonyms: ethane
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    type of:
    hydrocarbon
    an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen
    alkane, alkane series, methane series, paraffin, paraffin series
    a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2)
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