Alkane
a class of aliphatic hydrocarbons characterized by a straight or branched carbon chain; generic formula CnH2n+2; also known as paraffin. Hawley’s10
DISCUSSION—In the plural form, also sometimes used to refer to the general class of aliphatic compounds that includes branched, normal, and cycloalkanes.
Committee
Ignitable Liquids, Explosives & Gunshot Residue
Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ANSI/ASTM E3197-23 Standard Terminology Relating to Examination of Fire Debris. ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428, 2023.
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