heptane

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/ˈhɛpteɪn/

noun

Any of the nine isomers of the saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon C₇H₁₆, obtained from petroleum, especially n-heptane (CH₃(CH₂)₅CH₃)

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Meanings

nounheptane (plural heptanes)

plural heptanes

  1. chemistryAny of the nine isomers of the saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon C₇H₁₆, obtained from petroleum, especially n-heptane (CH₃(CH₂)₅CH₃)

Origin

From hept- + -ane.

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Translations

Catalan heptà
  • heptàsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon: C7H16
Chinese Mandarin 庚烷
  • 庚烷 (gēngwán)saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon: C7H16
Czech heptan
  • heptansaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon: C7H16
Esperanto heptano
  • heptanosaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon: C7H16
Finnish heptaani
  • heptaanisaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon: C7H16
French heptane
  • heptanesaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon: C7H16
German Heptan
  • Heptansaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon: C7H16
Indonesian heptana
  • heptanasaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon: C7H16
Italian eptano
  • eptanosaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon: C7H16
Japanese ヘプタン
  • ヘプタン (heputan)saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon: C7H16
Korean 헵테인, 헵탄
  • 헵테인 (heptein)saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon: C7H16
  • 헵탄 (heptan)saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon: C7H16
Norwegian heptan
  • heptansaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon: C7H16
Polish heptan
  • heptansaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon: C7H16
Portuguese heptano
  • heptanosaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon: C7H16
Romanian heptan
  • heptansaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon: C7H16
Russian гепта́н
  • гепта́н (geptán)saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon: C7H16
Spanish heptano
  • heptanosaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon: C7H16
Swedish heptan
  • heptansaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon: C7H16

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with heptane

n-heptane
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Anagrams

phenate
Cite this entry
APA

heptane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heptane

MLA

“heptane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heptane. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heptane,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heptane.

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