noun. Any of various liquid isomers, C₁₀H₂₂, of the alkane series.

noun. A hydrocarbon (C₁₀H₂₂) which may be regarded as a polymer of amyl (C₅H₁₁), and the only form in which this radical can be made to exist in the free state. It is a paraffin found in coal-tar. See amyl.

noun. A liquid hydrocarbon, C10H22, of the paraffin series, including several isomeric modifications.

noun. any of the seventy-five isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having the chemical formula C10H22

"A long list of volatile organic compounds, or VOCs [including benzene, xylene, hexane, heptane, octane, decane, trichloroethylene (TCE), and methylene chloride], have been shown to cause illnesses in people who are exposed to the compounds in indoor spaces."