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eicosene

eicosene noun: any of very many isomers of the unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon having the chemical formula C₂₀H₄₀, but especially 2-eicosene.

Noun

eicosene (plural eicosenes)

  1. Any of very many isomers of the unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon having the chemical formula C₂₀H₄₀, but especially 2-eicosene.

Forms of eicosene

pluraleicosenes

Origin of eicosene

From eicos- + -ene.

Words formed from eicosene

Questions about eicosene

What does eicosene mean?
Eicosene means any of very many isomers of the unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon having the chemical formula C₂₀H₄₀, but especially 2-eicosene.
What part of speech is eicosene?
Eicosene is a noun.
What is the plural of eicosene?
The plural of eicosene is eicosenes.

Words near eicosene in the dictionary

  1. eicosatrienoates
  2. eicosatrienoic
  3. eicosatrienoic acid
  4. eicosatrienoid
  5. eicosatrienoyl
  6. eicosene
  7. eicosenes
  8. eicosenic
  9. eicosenoate
  10. eicosenoates
  11. eicosenoic

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