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isopentane

isopentane noun: an aliphatic hydrocarbon with the chemical structure CH₂CH₂CH(CH₃)₂; isomeric with pentane and neopentane.

Noun

isopentane (countable and uncountable, plural isopentanes)

  1. An aliphatic hydrocarbon with the chemical structure CH₂CH₂CH(CH₃)₂; isomeric with pentane and neopentane.

Synonyms of isopentane

Forms of isopentane

pluralisopentanes

Origin of isopentane

From iso- + pentane.

Questions about isopentane

What does isopentane mean?
Isopentane means an aliphatic hydrocarbon with the chemical structure CH₂CH₂CH(CH₃)₂; isomeric with pentane and neopentane.
What part of speech is isopentane?
Isopentane is a noun.
What is the plural of isopentane?
The plural of isopentane is isopentanes.

Words near isopentane in the dictionary

  1. isopedine
  2. isopedines
  3. isopenicillin
  4. isopenicillins
  5. isopentadiene
  6. isopentane
  7. isopentanes
  8. isopentanoate
  9. isopentanoates
  10. isopentanol
  11. isopentanyl

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