hexane
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8.5
- noun
- /ˈhɛkseɪn/
- Specialized
:
hexano
- In the laboratory, we often use hexane as a solvent for various chemical reactions.
- mL of hexane
If we pick hexane as our eluent, what do you think is going to happen to the polar component that's sitting on your line there?
- If we pick hexane as our eluent, what do you think is going to happen to the polar component that's sitting on your line there?
Examples
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Upper layer (hexane layer) of FAMEs was separated, filtered, and then analyzed.
Academic text (2015) -
And floats around in solution, interacting weekly with hexane molecules that surround it.
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And this is what hexane looks like.
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Now our mole fraction of hexane is about half.
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The tubes were then cooled down, followed by the addition of 3 mL of hexane.
Academic text (2015) -
Samples were processed by standard FDA procedures, using hexane extraction and Kontes co-distillation (14, 15).
Academic text (1993) -
By using hexane, red kidney bean seed flour was defatted under continuous shaking for 12 hours, following which the removal of hexane was carried out by the decantation process.
Academic text (2014) -
After drying under nitrogen, the target compounds were eluted with 6 mL methylene chloride:hexane (1:1).
Academic text (2012) -
Further cleanup was performed using a small, activated multilayer silica gel column (2 mL, 1.5 g) eluted with 7.5 mL hexane.
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To clean the glassware effectively, she wiped it with a cloth soaked in hexane.
Synonyms
3
9.9
A clear liquid that can catch fire and is used to dissolve paints and glue
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9.2
A clear liquid used to dissolve chemicals and to make nylon and other materials
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9.7
Clear, very flammable liquid from oil that dissolves things and helps test gasoline strength
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8.6
A colorless, flammable chemical called xylene that people use to dissolve other things and to make plastics
How Toxic
- Specialized
1
9.9
- Specialized
1
9.9
- Archaic
- Specialized
1
8.5
- Specialized
66
4.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
hexane = hex + ane
The form is built from the combining form 'hex-' (six) + the chemical suffix '-ane', but this is specialized chemical nomenclature that average B1 learners cannot use to infer the meaning.
Etymology
Hexane comes from the part hex-, meaning 'six', and the chemical ending -ane, as in propane. It was named because each molecule has six carbon atoms, so the name helps you remember what kind of chemical it is.