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heptadecanol

heptadecanol noun: any aliphatic alcohol that has 17 carbon atoms, but especially n-heptadecanol.

Noun

heptadecanol (countable and uncountable, plural heptadecanols)

  1. Any aliphatic alcohol that has 17 carbon atoms, but especially n-heptadecanol

Forms of heptadecanol

pluralheptadecanols

Origin of heptadecanol

From heptadeca- + -n- + -ol.

Questions about heptadecanol

What does heptadecanol mean?
Heptadecanol means any aliphatic alcohol that has 17 carbon atoms, but especially n-heptadecanol.
What part of speech is heptadecanol?
Heptadecanol is a noun.
What is the plural of heptadecanol?
The plural of heptadecanol is heptadecanols.

Words near heptadecanol in the dictionary

  1. heptadecanes
  2. heptadecanoate
  3. heptadecanoates
  4. heptadecanoic
  5. heptadecanoic acid
  6. heptadecanol
  7. heptadecanoyl
  8. heptadecapeptide
  9. heptadecapeptides
  10. heptadecasphinganine
  11. heptadecatriene

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