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hendecane

hendecane noun: any saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon, C₁₁H₂₄, having eleven carbon atoms.

Noun

hendecane (plural hendecanes)

  1. Any saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon, C₁₁H₂₄, having eleven carbon atoms.
    Synonyms:
    endecane, undecane

Synonyms of hendecane

Forms of hendecane

pluralhendecanes

Origin of hendecane

From Ancient Greek ἕνδεκα (héndeka, “eleven”), from the number of carbon atoms in each molecule.

Questions about hendecane

What does hendecane mean?
Hendecane means any saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon, C₁₁H₂₄, having eleven carbon atoms.
What part of speech is hendecane?
Hendecane is a noun.
What is the plural of hendecane?
The plural of hendecane is hendecanes.

Words near hendecane in the dictionary

  1. hendecahedral
  2. hendecahedron
  3. hendecahedrons
  4. hendecameter
  5. hendecameters
  6. hendecane
  7. hendecanes
  8. hendecanol
  9. hendecasyllabic
  10. hendecasyllabics
  11. hendecasyllable

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