al·kane
noun/ˈælkeɪn/
/ˈælkeɪn/
(chemistry)- any of a series of compounds that contain carbon and hydrogen
烷烃 - Methane and propane are alkanes.
甲烷和丙烷是烷烃。
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from alkyl (German, from Alkohol ‘alcohol’ + -yl) + -ane. - Methane and propane are alkanes.