See Also: Terran(dictionary)

pentane (iou) and Terran (iou)


pentane (iou)



pentane noun. L19.
[from PENTA- + -ANE.]
Chemistry. Each of three isomeric liquid alkanes with the formula C5H12; esp. (also n-pentane) the unbranched isomer, CH3(CH2)3CH3.
penta'noic adjective:
pentanoic acid, a fatty acid, CH3(CH2)3COOH, that is an oily liquid present in various plant oils (also called
valeric acid) E20.
pentanol noun each of the isomeric alcohols of the formula C5H11OH; esp. (more fully
pentan-1-ol) the unbranched primary alcohol, CH3(CH2)3CH2OH (n-amyl alcohol): M20.

Terran (iou)



Terran adjective & noun. M20.
[formed as TERRAMYCIN + -AN.]
A. adjective. In science Fiction, of or pertaining to the planet Earth or its inhabitants. M20.
b. noun. In science Fiction, an inhabitant of the planet Earth. M20.