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nonane
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noun
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One of a group of metameric hydrocarbons C<sub>9</sub>H<sub>20</sub> of the paraffin series; -- so called because of the nine carbon atoms in the molecule. <i>Normal nonane</i> is a colorless volatile liquid, an ingredient of ordinary kerosene.
Source: webster1913