Definitions for pentane
pentane
pen·tane
Spelling: [pen-teyn]
IPA: /ˈpɛn teɪn/
Pentane is a 7 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.
You can make 107 anagrams from letters in pentane (aeennpt).
Definitions for pentane
noun
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a hydrocarbon of the methane series, existing in three liquid isomeric forms.
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Also called normal pentane. the most important isomer of pentane, a colorless, flammable, water-insoluble, very volatile liquid, C 5 H 12 , obtained from petroleum by distillation: used chiefly as a solvent and in medicine as an anesthetic.
Origin of pentane
1875-80; pent- + -ane