Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun methane_series

1 sense of methane series

Sense 1
methane series, alkane series, alkane, paraffin series, paraffin -- (a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2))
       => aliphatic compound -- (organic compound that is an alkane or alkene or alkyne or their derivative)