isopentane

isopentane

English

Etymology

iso- +‎ pentane

Noun

isopentane (countable and uncountable, plural isopentanes)

1. (organic chemistry) An aliphatic hydrocarbon with the chemical structure CH₂CH₂CH(CH₃)₂; isomeric with pentane and neopentane.

Synonyms

• 2-methylbutane
• methylbutane

Translations

aliphatic hydrocarbon: 2-methylbutane

Dutch: isopentaan n Finnish: isopentaani French: isopentane

Greek: ισοπεντάνιο n (isopentánio) Polish: izopentan m

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French

Etymology

iso- +‎ pentane

Noun

isopentane m (plural isopentanes)

1. (organic chemistry) isopentane.

Synonyms

• 2-méthylbutane