alkane vs alkane series

alkane and alkane series both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
alkane	Yes	No	No	No
alkane series	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, alkane and alkane series are synonyms defined as:

alkane and alkane series: a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2)

Other synonyms of alkane include methane series, paraffin, paraffin series.

alkane (noun)	alkane series (noun)
a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2)	a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2)