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eicosanes

eicosanes is the plural of eicosane.

Meaning of eicosane

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.

Questions about eicosanes

What is eicosanes the plural of?
Eicosanes is the plural of eicosane.

Words near eicosanes in the dictionary

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

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