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heptadecane

heptadecane noun: an alkane hydrocarbon with the chemical formula CH₃(CH₂)₁₅CH₃.

Noun

heptadecane (countable and uncountable, plural heptadecanes)

  1. An alkane hydrocarbon with the chemical formula CH₃(CH₂)₁₅CH₃.

Forms of heptadecane

pluralheptadecanes

Origin of heptadecane

From heptadec- + -ane.

Words formed from heptadecane

Questions about heptadecane

What does heptadecane mean?
Heptadecane means an alkane hydrocarbon with the chemical formula CH₃(CH₂)₁₅CH₃.
What part of speech is heptadecane?
Heptadecane is a noun.
What is the plural of heptadecane?
The plural of heptadecane is heptadecanes.

Words near heptadecane in the dictionary

  1. heptadecahedrons
  2. heptadecamer
  3. heptadecameric
  4. heptadecamers
  5. heptadecanal
  6. heptadecane
  7. heptadecanes
  8. heptadecanoate
  9. heptadecanoates
  10. heptadecanoic
  11. heptadecanoic acid

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