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hexane [′hek‚sān] (organic chemistry) C6H14Water-insoluble, toxic, flammable, colorless liquid with faint aroma; forms include:n-hexane, a straight-chain compound boiling at 68.7°C and used as a solvent, paint diluent, alcohol denaturant, and polymerization-reaction medium; isohexane, a mixture of hexane isomers boiling at 54-61°C and used as a solvent and freezing-point depressant; and neohexane. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| What we would really like is, from hexane, to get only ethane and decane;' says Brookhart. Called the Associate Intermodal Platform (AIP), the system consists of an 82-inch by 10-inch by 8-inch rectangle of a linear low-density hexane copolymer, which resembles a large black waffle. The wipe samples were stored in a sealed glass jar for subsequent Soxhlet extraction with hexane solvent and analysis by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). |
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