wán

technical
chemistry
noun

Meaning of

烷 means alkane; paraffin; saturated acyclic hydrocarbon. Pronounced wán.

  • alkane; paraffin; saturated acyclic hydrocarbon

Character Info

Radical
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Components

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Definitions & Examples

Jiǎ
wán
shì
zuì
jiǎn
dān
de
wán
 

Methane is the simplest alkane.

Zhè
lèi
wán
zài
rán
shāo
shí
huì
shì
fàng
liàng
liàng
 

This type of alkane releases a large amount of heat when burned.

Yuán
yóu
zhōng
de
wán
tōng
guò
fēn
liú
jìn
xíng
fēn
 

The alkanes in crude oil can be separated through fractional distillation.

Cóng
jiǎ
wán
dào
dīng
wán
 
zhè
xiē
dōu
shì
cháng
jiàn
de
wán
 

From methane to butane, these are all common alkanes.

Huà
xué
jiā
zhèng
zài
yán
jiū
zhè
zhǒng
wán
de
fēn
jié
gòu
 

Chemists are studying the molecular structure of this alkane.