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alkaline

[al-kuh-lahyn, -lin] / ˈæl kəˌlaɪn, -lɪn /
ADJECTIVE
being basic, not acid (chemically)
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The samples are forced through a column of silica gel, which traps the unwanted chemicals and leaves the alkanes they want to measure.

From Science Daily • Oct. 10, 2023

Unbranched alkanes have free rotation about the C–C bonds, yielding all orientations of the substituents about these bonds equivalent, interchangeable by rotation.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

Kerosene, diesel oil, and fuel oil are primarily mixtures of alkanes with higher molecular masses.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

Hydrocarbons with the same formula, including alkanes, can have different structures.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

Fibroin is insoluble in water, acids and alkanes; silk-glue resembles gelatin in its solubility, but it is less readily gelatinized.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg




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