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One day I discovered that one could get the barrier to internal rotation in ethane approximately right using this method. This was the beginning of my work on organic molecules.
Roald Hoffmann

Meaning of "ethane" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ETHANE

From eth(yl) + -ane.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ETHANE

ethane  [ˈiːθeɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ETHANE

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Ethane is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ETHANE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

ethane

Ethane

Ethane is a chemical compound with chemical formula C2H6. At standard temperature and pressure, ethane is a colorless, odorless gas. Ethane is isolated on an industrial scale from natural gas, and as a byproduct of petroleum refining. Its chief use is as petrochemical feedstock for ethylene production.

Definition of ethane in the English dictionary

The definition of ethane in the dictionary is a colourless odourless flammable gaseous alkane obtained from natural gas and petroleum: used as a fuel and in the manufacture of organic chemicals. Formula: C2H6.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ETHANE


chloromethane
ˌklɔːrəʊˈmiːθeɪn
diazomethane
daɪˌeɪzəʊˈmiːθeɪn
dichlorodifluoromethane
daɪˌklɔːrəʊdaɪˌflʊərəʊˈmiːθeɪn
dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
daɪˌklɔːrəʊdaɪˌfiːnaɪltraɪˌklɔːrəʊˈiːθeɪn
dichloromethane
daɪˌklɔːrəʊˈmiːθeɪn
ethoxyethane
ɛˌθɒksɪˈiːθeɪn
hexachlorethane
ˌhɛksəklɔːrˈiːθeɪn
methane
ˈmiːθeɪn
nitromethane
ˌnaɪtrəʊˈmiːθeɪn
polyurethane
ˌpɒlɪˈjʊərəˌθeɪn
sulfonmethane
ˌsʌlfɒnˈmiːθeɪn
sulphonmethane
ˌsʌlfɒnˈmiːθeɪn
tetrachloromethane
ˈtɛtrəklɔːrəʊˌmiːθeɪn
thane
θeɪn
tribromomethane
ˌtraɪbrəʊməʊˈmiːθeɪn
trichloroethane
traɪˌklɔːrəʊˈiːθeɪn
trichloromethane
traɪˌklɔːrəʊˈmiːθeɪn
trihalomethane
traɪˌheɪləʊˈmiːθeɪn
triiodomethane
ˌtraɪaɪˌəʊdəʊˈmiːθeɪn
triphenylmethane
traɪˌfiːnaɪlˈmiːθeɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ETHANE

eth
Eth.
ethal
ethambutol
ethanal
ethanedioic acid
ethanediol
ethanoate
ethanoic acid
ethanol
ethanolamine
ethanoyl
ethanoyl chloride
ethe
Ethelbert
Ethelred I
Ethelred II
Ethelwulf
ethene
etheostomine

WORDS THAT END LIKE ETHANE

abthane
allophane
barchane
camphane
Cellophane
cymophane
halothane
hedyphane
hexachloroethane
hexachlorophane
hyalophane
hydrophane
lithophane
Masakhane
Phomvihane
rhodophane
stephane
tryptophane

Synonyms and antonyms of ethane in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «ethane» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ETHANE

Find out the translation of ethane to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ethane from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ethane» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

乙烷
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

etano
570 millions of speakers

English

ethane
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एटैन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الإيثان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

этан
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

etano
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ethane
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

éthane
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Etana
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ethan
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

エタン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

에탄
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ethane
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hóa e than
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஈத்தேன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

इथॅन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

etan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

etano
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

etan
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

етан
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

etan
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

αιθάνιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

etaan
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

etan
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

etan
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ethane

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The term «ethane» is regularly used and occupies the 61.982 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ETHANE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ethane

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QUOTES WITH «ETHANE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ethane.
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Roald Hoffmann
One day I discovered that one could get the barrier to internal rotation in ethane approximately right using this method. This was the beginning of my work on organic molecules.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ETHANE»

Discover the use of ethane in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ethane and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Ethane and Ethylene with ...
The objective of this thesis is to study the chemistry of ODH of ethane with H2S/O2 combined or elemental sulfur alone as oxidant, and to establish a process that effectively produces ethylene at low energy cost.
Shunlan Liu, 2007
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Organic Chemistry
Figure 2.6 An eclipsed conformation of ethane. (a, b) Ball-and-stick models and ( c) Newman projection. Eclipsed conformation A conformation about a carboncarbon single bond in which the atoms or groups on one carbon are as close as ...
William Brown, Christopher Foote, Brent Iverson, 2011
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Ethane
COMPONENTS: EVALUATOR: (l) Ethane; C2H6; [74-84-01 H. Lawrence Clever ( 2) Electrolyte Department of Chemistry Emory University (3) Water; H20; [7732— 18—5] Atlanta, GA 30322 USA CRITICAL EVALUATION: 14(1) Ethane + Sulfuric  ...
W. Hayduk, 1982
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Handbook of Compressed Gases
PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS Inhalation of ethane in concentrations in air up to 5 percent produces no definite symptoms, but inhalation of higher concentrations has an anesthetic effect. It can act as a simple asphyxiant by displacing the ...
Compressed Gas Association, 1999
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Handbook of Data on Common Organic Compounds
Ethane, 1,2-dithiocyanate: 11685 Ethane(dithioic) acid: 5580 1,2-Ethanedithiol: 5581 Ethanedithiol:5581 Ethane dithiolic acid, diethyl ester: 5444 Ethane, 1,2-dM -tolyl: 1588 [ 1 ,2-Ethanediylbis[carbamodithioic] acid], manganese complex: ...
David R. Lide, G.W.A. Milne, 1995
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Chemistry in Context
This reaction is clearly different in nature to the reaction of bromine with alkanes such as ethane, in which sunlight is needed to make the reaction occur and hydrogen bromide is produced. The reaction between ethene and bromine is an  ...
Graham Hill, John Holman, 2000
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Petroleum Refining in Nontechnical Language
crack ethane or ethane and propane, first because ethane was abundantly available from natural gas, and second, because of the high yield of ethylene from ethane (table 19–1). Table 19–1. Ethylene plant yields Pounds of Product per ...
William L. Leffler, 2008
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Organic Chemistry
In representations of these homolytic substitution reactions, two half-headed arrows show the movement of single electrons. Energetics of Homolytic Substitution in the Chlorination of Ethane In the free-radical Chlorination of ethane, a C — H ...
Marye Anne Fox, James K. Whitesell, 2004
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16th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process ...
That is to say that there is no need to have a bottom product very rich in propane ( xB1), because the separation is accomplished in the low-pressure column ( column 2); for example, examining the feed with 70% of ethane, 58% of ethane as ...
W. Marquardt, C. Pantelides, 2006
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Watts' Dictionary of Chemistry
[260°]. Formed by the action of phenanthraquinone on the hydroehloride of the diethyl ether of (o)- diamido-hydroquinone (Nietzki a. Beohberg, B. 23, 1212). Yellowish needles, si. sol. water. OXY-DI-PHENYL-ETHANE C,,HH0 t.e. C^ai.OH. t.
Henry Watts, Matthew Moncrieff Pattison Muir, Henry Forster Morley, 1892

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ETHANE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ethane is used in the context of the following news items.
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Evergas-owner in Chinese deal for USD 900 million
The new company, United Ethane Carriers, or UEC, will be based in Singapore and will work to develop the ethane business with a focus on ... «ShippingWatch UK, Jul 15»
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Pembina Pipeline Corporation Declares July Common Share …
... oil and oil sands products, condensate (diluent) and natural gas liquids produced in western Canada and ethane produced in North Dakota. «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
3
Fracking Is Boosting Reshoring of American Jobs
For instance, Sasol, the petrochemical giant, started construction on an $8 billion ethane cracking plant near Lake Charles, Louisiana. «The New American, Jul 15»
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Propane facility in the works
... in Alberta, which Shelly said could very well include adding value to Alberta's natural gas resources, such as methane, ethane, and propane. «Fort Saskatchewan Record, Jul 15»
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NGL Price Outlook Bleak, Midstream Consolidation Possible, Says …
Butane prices had also fallen off 62% during the same timeframe (from $1.25 to 47 cents), as did ethane by 30.3% (24 cents to 17 cents). «Natural Gas Intelligence, Jul 15»
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Rex Energy Provides Operational Update
The two wells produced at an average 24-hour test rate, assuming full ethane recovery, of approximately 9.3 MMcfe/d, consisting of 4.0 MMcf/d ... «Nasdaq, Jul 15»
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NASA Studying Interstellar Submarine That Could Explore The …
Instead of liquid water, the seas are filled with hydrocarbons -- methane and ethane -- and could hold their own secrets much like Earth's ... «International Business Times, Jul 15»
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Methane Emissions in Texas Fracking Region 50% Higher Than …
One of these "fingerprints" is ethane, a light gas that's found only in fossil fuel-produced methane. Nine of the 11 studies were published for the ... «InsideClimate News, Jul 15»
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Enterprise Signs Addl. Commitment For Aegis Ethane Pipeline
a provider of midstream energy services, on Wednesday said it has executed a long-term agreement for incremental ethane transportation ... «Nasdaq, Jul 15»
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A Solution to The Ethane Supply Glut
But there are a number of problems with getting ethane, which is the second largest component of natural gas, to market. One means of ... «Chem.Info, Jun 15»

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