noun
- a colorless liquid hydrocarbon with seven carbon atoms, used as a solvent and in gasoline
Usage: chemistry
Examples
- Heptane is commonly found in petroleum products.
- The laboratory used heptane as a solvent for the extraction process.
- Heptane has a boiling point of about 98 degrees Celsius.
- The fuel mixture contained heptane and other hydrocarbons.
- Scientists studied the properties of heptane in the experiment.
- Heptane is one of the components that determines gasoline’s octane rating.