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Definition of alkanes
Acyclic branched or unbranched hydrocarbons having the general
formula
CnH2n+2, and therefore consisting entirely of hydrogen atoms and saturated carbon atoms. NOC Rule A-1.1. Cf. cycloalkanes.
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