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heneicosane

heneicosane noun: any of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having twenty-one carbon atoms, but especially n-heneicosane CH₃(CH₂)₁₉CH₃.

Noun

heneicosane (plural heneicosanes)

  1. Any of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having twenty-one carbon atoms, but especially n-heneicosane CH₃(CH₂)₁₉CH₃

Forms of heneicosane

pluralheneicosanes

Origin of heneicosane

IUPAC nomenclature, from hen- (“one”) + eicosa- (“twenty”) + -ane (“alkane suffix”).

Words formed from heneicosane

Questions about heneicosane

What does heneicosane mean?
Heneicosane means any of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having twenty-one carbon atoms, but especially n-heneicosane CH₃(CH₂)₁₉CH₃.
What part of speech is heneicosane?
Heneicosane is a noun.
What is the plural of heneicosane?
The plural of heneicosane is heneicosanes.

Words near heneicosane in the dictionary

  1. Heneghans
  2. Henehan
  3. Henehans
  4. heneicosadiene
  5. heneicosadienes
  6. heneicosane
  7. heneicosanes
  8. heneicosanoate
  9. heneicosanoates
  10. heneicosanoic
  11. heneicosanoic acid

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