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eicosane

eicosane noun: any of the 366,319 isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having the chemical formula C₂₀H₄₂, but especially n-eicosane CH₃(CH₂)₁₈CH₃.

Noun

eicosane (plural eicosanes)

  1. Any of the 366,319 isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having the chemical formula C₂₀H₄₂, but especially n-eicosane CH₃(CH₂)₁₈CH₃.

Forms of eicosane

pluraleicosanes

Origin of eicosane

A IUPAC nomenclature, from eicos- (“twenty”) + -ane (“alkane suffix”).

Words formed from eicosane

Questions about eicosane

What does eicosane mean?
Eicosane means any of the 366,319 isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having the chemical formula C₂₀H₄₂, but especially n-eicosane CH₃(CH₂)₁₈CH₃.
What part of speech is eicosane?
Eicosane is a noun.
What is the plural of eicosane?
The plural of eicosane is eicosanes.

Words near eicosane in the dictionary

  1. eicosaenoic acid
  2. eicosahedral
  3. eicosamer
  4. eicosameric
  5. eicosamers
  6. eicosane
  7. eicosanediol
  8. eicosanes
  9. eicosanetriol
  10. eicosanoate
  11. eicosanoates

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