[{"word":"alkanes","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"Any acyclic saturated hydrocarbon (e.g., methane, ethane, etc.).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The carbon chain of an alkane may be linear or branched, but must not contain loops (cycles); its chemical formula is of the form CnH2n+2."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/alkane","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/alkanes"]}]