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docosane

docosane noun: any alkane having 22 carbon atoms, but especially n-docosane CH₃(CH₂)₂₀CH₃.

Noun

docosane (plural docosanes)

  1. Any alkane having 22 carbon atoms, but especially n-docosane CH₃(CH₂)₂₀CH₃.

Forms of docosane

pluraldocosanes

Origin of docosane

From docos- + -ane.

Words formed from docosane

Questions about docosane

What does docosane mean?
Docosane means any alkane having 22 carbon atoms, but especially n-docosane CH₃(CH₂)₂₀CH₃.
What part of speech is docosane?
Docosane is a noun.
What is the plural of docosane?
The plural of docosane is docosanes.

Words near docosane in the dictionary

  1. docosahexenoate
  2. docosahexenoic
  3. docosahexenoic acid
  4. docosahydrate
  5. docosahydrates
  6. docosane
  7. docosanediol
  8. docosanes
  9. docosanoic
  10. docosanoic acid
  11. docosanoid

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