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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
alkane /ˈalkeɪn/

▶noun Chemistry any of the series of saturated hydrocarbons including methane, ethane, propane, and higher members.

– origin C19: from alkyl + -ane2.

'alkane' also found in these Oxford entries:

alkyl - butane - cetane - ethane - heptane - hexane - methane - octane - paraffin - pentane - propane

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