: a colorless odorless gaseous alkane C2H6 found in natural gas and used as a fuel
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Shortly before the July 4th holiday, US Commerce officials notified major ethane producers the export controls had been rescinded.
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Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
Enterprise Products Partners temporarily banned ethane exports to only major exporter of ethane
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—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 28 July 2025
These lakes and Titan's seas are filled with liquid hydrocarbons like ethane and methane rather than water.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 15 July 2025
Beijing agreed to resume shipments of rare earths while Washington offered to ease some export restrictions on ethane, chip-design software and jet engine components.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 14 July 2025
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Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
Enterprise Products Partners temporarily banned ethane exports to only major exporter of ethane
Explore this year's list.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 28 July 2025
These lakes and Titan's seas are filled with liquid hydrocarbons like ethane and methane rather than water.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 15 July 2025
Beijing agreed to resume shipments of rare earths while Washington offered to ease some export restrictions on ethane, chip-design software and jet engine components.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 14 July 2025
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“Ethane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ethane. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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ethane
noun
eth·ane
ˈeth-ˌān 
: a colorless odorless gas that consists of carbon and hydrogen, is found in natural gas, and is used especially as a fuel
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