noun🔗ShareAlkaneAny acyclic saturated hydrocarbon (e.g., methane, ethane, etc.)."The carbon chain of an alkane may be linear or branched, but must not contain loops (cycles); its chemical formula is of the form CnH2n+2."Die Kohlenstoffkette eines Alkans kann linear oder verzweigt sein, darf aber keine Schleifen (Zyklen) enthalten; seine chemische Formel hat die Form CnH2n+2.chemistrycompoundsubstancefuelChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading