Nonane

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Nonane \Non"ane\, n. [L. nonus ninth.] (Chem.)
     One of a group of metameric hydrocarbons {C9H20} of the
     paraffin series; -- so called because of the nine carbon
     atoms in the molecule. {Normal nonane} is a colorless
     volatile liquid, an ingredient of ordinary kerosene.
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