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eikosane

eikosane is the archaic form 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 eikosane

What is eikosane the archaic form of?
Eikosane is the archaic form of eicosane.

Words near eikosane in the dictionary

  1. eikones
  2. eikonogen
  3. eikonometer
  4. eikonometers
  5. eikons
  6. eikosane
  7. eikosioctophobia
  8. eikositriophobia
  9. eikosogram
  10. eikosograms
  11. eikoste

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