noun🔗Share烷烃 Any 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."烷烃的碳链可以是直链或支链,但不能包含环状结构;它的化学式为CnH2n+2。chemistrycompoundsubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading