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Alkane vs Pristane - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between alkane and pristane

is that alkane is any of saturated hydrocarbons including methane, ethane and compounds with long carbon chain known as paraffins etc., having a chemical formula of the form CnH2n+2 while pristane is a natural saturated terpenoid alkane, 2,6,10,14-tetramethylpentadecane, used as a lubricant, an anticorrosion agent, and in medical research.

alkane

English

(wikipedia alkane)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any of saturated hydrocarbons including methane, ethane and compounds with long carbon chain known as paraffins etc., having a chemical formula of the form CnH2n+2.

    • Derived terms

    * chlorofluoroalkane * cycloalkane * hydrofluoroalkane

    Related terms

    * -ane * alkene * alkyne

    Hypernyms

    * hydrocarbon

    Hyponyms

    * methane * ethane * propane * butane * pentane * hexane * heptane * octane * nonane * decane * undecane * dodecane * hexadecane * tetracosane ----

    pristane

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia pristane)
  • (organic compound) A natural saturated terpenoid alkane, 2,6,10,14-tetramethylpentadecane , used as a lubricant, an anticorrosion agent, and in medical research.

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