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hentriacontane

hentriacontane noun: a solid, long-chain alkane hydrocarbon with the structural formula CH₃(CH₂)₂₉CH₃, found in a variety of plants and in beeswax.

Noun

hentriacontane (countable and uncountable, plural hentriacontanes)

  1. A solid, long-chain alkane hydrocarbon with the structural formula CH₃(CH₂)₂₉CH₃, found in a variety of plants and in beeswax.
    Synonyms:
    untriacontane

Synonyms of hentriacontane

Forms of hentriacontane

pluralhentriacontanes

Origin of hentriacontane

From hen- + triacont- + -ane.

Words formed from hentriacontane

Questions about hentriacontane

What does hentriacontane mean?
Hentriacontane means a solid, long-chain alkane hydrocarbon with the structural formula CH₃(CH₂)₂₉CH₃, found in a variety of plants and in beeswax.
What part of speech is hentriacontane?
Hentriacontane is a noun.
What is the plural of hentriacontane?
The plural of hentriacontane is hentriacontanes.

Words near hentriacontane in the dictionary

  1. Hentoffs
  2. Henton
  3. Hentons
  4. hentriacontadiene
  5. hentriacontadienes
  6. hentriacontane
  7. hentriacontanes
  8. hentriacontanoic
  9. hentriacontanoic acid
  10. hentriacontanoic acids
  11. hentriacontene

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