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heptacosane

heptacosane noun: any of very many isomers of the saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon having twenty-seven carbon atoms, but especially n-heptacosane (CH₃(CH₂)₂₅CH₃).

Noun

heptacosane (plural heptacosanes)

  1. Any of very many isomers of the saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon having twenty-seven carbon atoms, but especially n-heptacosane (CH₃(CH₂)₂₅CH₃)

Forms of heptacosane

pluralheptacosanes

Origin of heptacosane

From hepta- + -cos- + -ane.

Words formed from heptacosane

Questions about heptacosane

What does heptacosane mean?
Heptacosane means any of very many isomers of the saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon having twenty-seven carbon atoms, but especially n-heptacosane (CH₃(CH₂)₂₅CH₃).
What part of speech is heptacosane?
Heptacosane is a noun.
What is the plural of heptacosane?
The plural of heptacosane is heptacosanes.

Words near heptacosane in the dictionary

  1. heptacontanes
  2. heptacoordinated
  3. heptacopper
  4. heptacosadiene
  5. heptacosadienes
  6. heptacosane
  7. heptacosanes
  8. heptacosanoic
  9. heptacosanoic acid
  10. heptacosanoic acids
  11. heptacosene

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