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eicosatriene

eicosatriene noun: a hydrocarbon chain with 20 carbon atoms and three double bonds (C₂₀H₃₀), equivalent to eicosatrienoic acid without the carboxylic acid group (–COOH).

Noun

eicosatriene (plural eicosatrienes)

  1. A hydrocarbon chain with 20 carbon atoms and three double bonds (C₂₀H₃₀), equivalent to eicosatrienoic acid without the carboxylic acid group (–COOH).

Forms of eicosatriene

pluraleicosatrienes

Origin of eicosatriene

From eicosa- + tri- + -ene.

Words formed from eicosatriene

Questions about eicosatriene

What does eicosatriene mean?
Eicosatriene means a hydrocarbon chain with 20 carbon atoms and three double bonds (C₂₀H₃₀), equivalent to eicosatrienoic acid without the carboxylic acid group (–COOH).
What part of speech is eicosatriene?
Eicosatriene is a noun.
What is the plural of eicosatriene?
The plural of eicosatriene is eicosatrienes.

Words near eicosatriene in the dictionary

  1. eicosatetraenoic
  2. eicosatetraenoic acid
  3. eicosatetraenoyl
  4. eicosatetraynoic
  5. eicosatetraynoic acid
  6. eicosatriene
  7. eicosatrienoate
  8. eicosatrienoates
  9. eicosatrienoic
  10. eicosatrienoic acid
  11. eicosatrienoid

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