Heptane

Definition: Heptane

Heptane

Noun

1. A colorless volatile highly flammable liquid obtained from petroleum and used as an anesthetic or a solvent or in determining octane ratings.

Etymology: Heptane \Hep"tane\, noun. [from Greek expression "epta` seven.]. (Websters 1913)

"Heptane" is a common misspelling or typo for: heptanes.

Crosswords: Heptane

English words defined with "heptane": gas, gasolene, gasoline ♦ Heptoic, Heptyl, Heptylic ♦ methane series ♦ petrol ♦ Septane. (references)

Heptane is an organic chemical, specifically an alkane, with formula C₇H₁₆. It is a minor constituent of petrol (US:gasoline). It is considered undesirable, because it burns in a way that often causes engine knocking, as opposed to octane, which delivers better performance.

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Books	Platinum-iridium reforming catalysts : TPD of hydrogen, selectivity and activity in heptane conversion (reference) (more book examples)
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Language		Translations for "heptane"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Bulgarian		хептан. (various references)

Czech		heptan. (various references)

Danish		heptan. (various references)

Dutch		heptaan. (various references)

Finnish		heptaani. (various references)

French		heptane. (various references)

German		Heptan. (various references)

Greek		επτάνιο. (various references)

Hungarian		heptán. (various references)

Italian		eptano. (various references)

Pig Latin		eptanehay

Portuguese		heptano, heptágono. (various references)

Russian		гептан. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		heptan. (various references)

Spanish		heptano. (various references)

Swedish		heptan. (various references)
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Derivations
	Words beginning with "heptane": heptanes. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Words rhyming with "heptane" (pronounced 'Hep"tane'): Beltane, Butane, Cismontane, Intermontane, octane, Pentane, Quartane, Septane. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: haptene, phenate.
	Words within the letters "a-e-e-h-n-p-t"
	-1 letter: ethane, hapten, peahen.
	-2 letters: eaten, enate, etape, neath, paten, thane.
	-3 letters: ante, eath, epha, etna, haen, haet, hant, hate, heap, heat, hent, nape, neap, neat, neep, pane, pant, pate, path, pean, peat, peen, pent, phat, tape, teen, tepa, thae, than, thee, then.
	-4 letters: ane, ant, ape, apt, ate, eat, eta, eth, hae, hap, hat, hen, hep, het, nae, nah, nap, nee, net, nth, pah, pan, pat, pea, pee, peh, pen, pet, pht, tae, tan, tap, tea, tee, ten, the.
	-5 letters: ae, ah, an, at, eh, en, et, ha, he, na, ne, pa, pe, ta.
	Words containing the letters "a-e-e-h-n-p-t"
	+1 letter: elephant, haptenes, heptanes, phenates.
	+2 letters: elephants, hyphenate, naphthene, pachytene, phenacite, phenakite, phenolate, toxaphene.
	+3 letters: antechapel, antiherpes, enthalpies, hemipteran, hyphenated, hyphenates, interphase, naphthenes, nepenthean, pachytenes, pentahedra, phenacetin, phenacites, phenakites, phenolated, phenolates, pinfeather, planchette, preachment, preheating, toxaphenes.
	+4 letters: amphetamine, antechapels, elephantine, enteropathy, hemipterans, houseparent, hymenoptera, impeachment, interphases, metanephric, metanephroi, metanephros, naphthalene, openhearted, parentheses, parenthesis, parenthetic, pentahedral, pentahedron, pentarchies, pentathlete, phenacetins, pinfeathers, planchettes, preachments, theophanies, traineeship.
	+5 letters: amphetamines, encephalitic, encephalitis, ethnographer, happenstance, housepainter, houseparents, hymenopteran, impeachments, metallophone, metencephala, naphthalenes, neuropathies, pantothenate, parenthesize, patchinesses, pathlessness, pathogeneses, pathogenesis, pathogenetic, pentahedrons, pentathletes, phanerophyte, phenanthrene, phentolamine, photoengrave, polyurethane, stenographer, superheating, telegraphing, telencephala, traineeships, unhyphenated.
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