Usually means: Hydrocarbons containing only single bonds.
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  1. alkanes: Merriam-Webster
  2. alkanes: Collins English Dictionary
  3. alkanes: Wordnik
  4. alkanes: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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  6. alkanes: Dictionary.com
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Definitions from Wiktionary (alkane)

noun:  (organic chemistry) Any acyclic saturated hydrocarbon (methane, ethane, etc.).
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