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Heptone vs Heptane - What's the difference?

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In organic compound|lang=en terms the difference between heptone and heptane

is that heptone is (organic compound) a liquid hydrocarbon, c7h10, of the valylene series while heptane is (organic compound) any of the nine isomers of the saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon c7h16, obtained from petroleum, especially n-heptane (ch3(ch2)5ch3).

As nouns the difference between heptone and heptane

is that heptone is (organic compound) a liquid hydrocarbon, c7h10, of the valylene series while heptane is (organic compound) any of the nine isomers of the saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon c7h16, obtained from petroleum, especially n-heptane (ch3(ch2)5ch3).

heptone

English

Noun

  • (organic compound) A liquid hydrocarbon, C7H10, of the valylene series.
  • (Webster 1913)

    heptane

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic compound) Any of the nine isomers of the saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon C7H16, obtained from petroleum, especially n-heptane (CH3(CH2)5CH3)
  • Derived terms

    * cycloheptane

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