Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of several isomeric colorless flammable liquid hydrocarbons, C6H14, derived from the fractional distillation of petroleum and used as a solvent and as a working fluid in low-temperature thermometers.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The sixth member (C6H14) of the paraffin series of hydrocarbons. It is a liquid, boiling at about 60° C., found in various natural oils.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) Any one of five hydrocarbons, C6H14, of the paraffin series. They are colorless, volatile liquids, and are so called because the molecule has
six carbon atoms.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun organic chemistry Any of five
isomeric aliphatic hydrocarbons , C6H14. They are colorless,volatile liquids .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a colorless flammable liquid alkane derived from petroleum and used as a solvent
Etymologies
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Examples
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The initial story about the strike mentioned the dispute over pay but also the workers 'outrage over alleged deaths suffered by their coworkers due to prolonged exposure to a chemical called hexane, which is used for cleaning touch panels.
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The initial story about the strike mentioned the dispute over pay but also the workers 'outrage over alleged deaths suffered by their coworkers due to prolonged exposure to a chemical called hexane, which is used for cleaning touch panels.
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Cornucopia, an organic industry watchdog, first investigated the use of these "novel" nutritional oils, derived from soil fungus and algae, in infant formula, because they are extracted using a neurotoxic chemical, hexane, which is explicitly banned in organic production.
foodconsumer.org 2010
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Surprisingly, the company claims that it does no longer use n-hexane, which is a banned substance that workers stated caused death and paralysis of employees.
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Hexane is listed as a hazardous air pollutant with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), according to the report, which called hexane the "dirty little secret of the 'natural' soy foods industry."
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The initial preparation uses a chemical solvent such as hexane, a by product of crude oil distillation, or super critical carbon dioxide SCCD.
Archive 2008-05-01 2008
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The initial preparation uses a chemical solvent such as hexane, a by product of crude oil distillation, or super critical carbon dioxide SCCD.
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Therefore it would be best to remove the oil with solvents such as hexane or by cold pressing with an oil expeller.
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Professor Jessop is trying to get rid of the use of volatile chemicals such as hexane by giving industries an option to use a manufacturing process that is both economically and environmentally friendly.
D Mag - News 2010
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Professor Jessop is trying to get rid of the use of volatile chemicals such as hexane by giving industries an option to use a manufacturing process that is both economically and environmentally friendly.
innovations-report 2010
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