Chemicals and Drugs

Alkanes

The generic name for the group of aliphatic hydrocarbons Cn-H2n+2. They are denoted by the suffix -ane. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)

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The generic name for the group of aliphatic hydrocarbons Cn-H2n+2. They are denoted by the suffix -ane. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)

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  • Alkane

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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cycloalkanes = CYCLOPARAFFINS

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Alkanes. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000473. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000473
  2. Alkanes. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alkane
  3. Alkanes. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41581