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Definition of Decane

1. n. A liquid hydrocarbon, C₁₀H₂₂, of the paraffin series, including several isomeric modifications.

Definition of Decane

1. Noun. (chemistry) any of the seventy-five isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having the chemical formula C₁₀H₂₂ ¹

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Definition of Decane

1. a hydrocarbon [n -S] - See also: hydrocarbon

Medical Definition of Decane

1. A liquid hydrocarbon, C10H22, of the paraffin series, including several isomeric modifications. See: Deca-. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Decane

Literary usage of Decane

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Burgh Laws of Dundee: With the History, Statutes, & Proceedings of the Guild by Alex Johnston Warden, Dundee (Scotland). (1872)
"At qlk tyme ye said decane, ... salbe tra tyme furth assessors w* ye said decane durmg ye said tyme of his office, ... and assist yair said decane and hes ..."

2. Annals of Aberdeen: From the Reign of King William the Lion, to the End of by William Kennedy (1818)
"... be ye said decane and his successors, of ye said craft, and yat he be fundin, be yame, sufficient craftsman, and maid his maist stik of wark, ..."

3. The Chemical Trade Journal (1888)
"Butane i Pentane (ho) 30 Hexane 67-68 Heptane 98 5 Octane 125-130 Nonane 148-150 decane 160-165 Temperature at which U explodes with air. ..."

4. Ancient Criminal Trials in Scotland: Compiled from the Original Records and by Robert Pitcairn (1833)
"DAUID RYND, decane, deponit he com with his armour to the ... WILLIAME MATHIE, decane, deponit he com at the found of the bell. Saw ane man cum« ing throw ..."

5. Criminal Trials in Scotland: From A.D. 1488 to A.D. 1624, Embracing the by Robert Pitcairne (1833)
"WILLIAME MATHIE, decane, deponit he com at the found of the bell. Saw ane man cum- ing throw the ... WILLIAME ROBERTSON, decane, deponit he wes nocht thair. ..."

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