: any of three isomeric alkanes C5H12 that occur especially in petroleum
Examples of pentane in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebThermally expandable microspheres, by contrast, are plastic bubbles, ten microns across, that are filled with a hydrocarbon such as butane, pentane or octane.—The Economist, 28 May 2020 Known in the industry as a fractionator, the plant will receive 110,000 barrels of raw natural gas liquids per day and separate them into their more valuable components such as ethane, propane, butane and pentane.—Sergio Chapa, Houston Chronicle, 12 Dec. 2019 The two types of foam also hold different types of gas: Open-cell bubbles are often filled with water vapor, while closed-cell foams are filled with a variety of other chemicals with better insulating properties, such as pentane.—Meredith Fore, WIRED, 3 July 2019 Area residents had worried a flammable liquid called pentane used to help turn turbines could explode or release dangerous gas, but the majority of it has been removed from the site and the wells are being capped.—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 29 May 2018 See all Example Sentences for pentane
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