: any of several isomeric volatile liquid alkanes C6H14 found in petroleum
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They are committed to routine testing of their ingredients and products for metals like arsenic, lead and mercury, and have made other efforts like finding a separation method that does not require harsh chemical solvents like hexane.
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Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-Cpt, Good Housekeeping, 24 May 2022
To seal the deal, Wen washed the CHCs off dead bees with hexane, which can dissolve waxes and oils, heated them up to about the temperature of a live bee, and placed them back in their respective hives.
—Eva Frederick, Science | AAAS, 20 Mar. 2020
As a branched hexane, the chemical has six carbon atoms arranged along a bent backbone.
—W. Wayt Gibbs, Science | AAAS, 12 Nov. 2019
The chemicals released in the week after Harvey made landfall, including benzene, 1,3-butadiene, hexane, hydrogen sulfide, sulfur dioxide, toluene and xylene.
—Paige Winfield Cunningham, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2017
The chemicals released in the week after Harvey made landfall include benzene, 1,3-butadiene, hexane, hydrogen sulfide, sulfur dioxide, toluene and xylene.
—The Washington Post, cleveland.com, 4 Sep. 2017
When destined for food products, the oil is processed without the use of harsh solvents such as hexane, the company said.
—Peter Whoriskey, chicagotribune.com, 5 June 2017
The researchers pulverized the hair into a fine powder, dissolved the powder in a strong base, and then extracted all of the volatile chemicals from it with a solvent called hexane.
—Aaron Rowe, WIRED, 18 July 2007
Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-Cpt, Good Housekeeping, 24 May 2022
To seal the deal, Wen washed the CHCs off dead bees with hexane, which can dissolve waxes and oils, heated them up to about the temperature of a live bee, and placed them back in their respective hives.
—Eva Frederick, Science | AAAS, 20 Mar. 2020
As a branched hexane, the chemical has six carbon atoms arranged along a bent backbone.
—W. Wayt Gibbs, Science | AAAS, 12 Nov. 2019
The chemicals released in the week after Harvey made landfall, including benzene, 1,3-butadiene, hexane, hydrogen sulfide, sulfur dioxide, toluene and xylene.
—Paige Winfield Cunningham, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2017
The chemicals released in the week after Harvey made landfall include benzene, 1,3-butadiene, hexane, hydrogen sulfide, sulfur dioxide, toluene and xylene.
—The Washington Post, cleveland.com, 4 Sep. 2017
When destined for food products, the oil is processed without the use of harsh solvents such as hexane, the company said.
—Peter Whoriskey, chicagotribune.com, 5 June 2017
The researchers pulverized the hair into a fine powder, dissolved the powder in a strong base, and then extracted all of the volatile chemicals from it with a solvent called hexane.
—Aaron Rowe, WIRED, 18 July 2007
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hexane
noun
hex·ane
ˈhek-ˌsān 
: any of several isomeric volatile liquid alkanes C6H14 found in petroleum
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