The light liquids usually used in bubble chambers—liquid hydrogen or pentane—are almost transparent to gamma rays (Scientific American).
Formula: C5H12Useful english dictionary. 2012.
cy|clo|pen|tane — «SY kluh PEHN tayn, SIHK luh », noun. a colorless, saturated hydrocarbon present in certain petroleums. Formula: C5H10 … Useful english dictionary
i|so|pen|tane — «Y suh PEHN tayn», noun. a flammable, liquid pentane with a boiling point near 80°F, derived from petroleum. It is used chiefly as a solvent. Formula: (CH3)2CHCH2CH3 … Useful english dictionary
tane — ad·a·man·tane; bel·tane; bu·tane; bu·tane·di·ol; ce·tane; cho·les·tane; cis·mon·tane; do·tri·a·con·tane; hen·tri·a·con·tane; hep·tane; hex·a·con·tane; hex·a·tri·a·con·tane; in·ter·mon·tane; mon·tane; oc·tane; pen·ta·con·tane; pen·tane;… … English syllables
pentane — pen·tane … English syllables
pentane — pen·tane pen .tān n any of three isomeric alkanes C5H12 occurring in petroleum esp the volatile flammable liquid straight chain isomer that has been used to produce anesthesia * * * pen·tane (penґtān) n pentane; an aliphatic hydrocarbon of… … Medical dictionary
dione — pen·tane·dione; … English syllables
pentanedione — pen·tane·dione … English syllables
pentane — pen•tane [[t]ˈpɛn teɪn[/t]] n. chem. pha a hydrocarbon of the methane series having three liquid isomers, the most important of which, C5H12, is a highly volatile petroleum distillate used as a solvent and an anesthetic • Etymology: 1875–80 … From formal English to slang
cyclopentane — A closed ring hydrocarbon containing five carbon atoms, isomeric with pentene. * * * cy·clo·pen·tane (si″klo penґtān) a hydrocarbon, C5H10, in which all five carbon atoms are in a single ring … Medical dictionary
carbetapentane — car·be·ta·pen·tane (kahr ba″tə penґtān) an antitussive agent with mild atropine like antisecretory activity; used in the treatment of cough associated with upper respiratory infections, administered orally; available as c. tannate … Medical dictionary
