Reply to post: Re: silly names

There's a world out there with a hexagon vortex over its pole packed with hydrocarbon ice crystals. That planet is Saturn

Charlie Clark Silver badge

Re: silly names

Not really: eth, prop, but, et. al. tell you how many carbon atoms you have and -ane, -ene, -yne tells you the ratio of hydrogen atoms to them. Together they tell you a lot about the expected properties.

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