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Heptane
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) Any one of several isometric hydrocarbons, C7H16, of the paraffin series (nine are possible, four are known); - so called because the molecule has seven carbon atoms. Specifically, a colorless liquid, found as a constituent of petroleum, in the tar oil of cannel coal, etc.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Heptane'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/h/heptane.html. 1828.