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hexacontane

hexacontane noun: any saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon that has sixty carbon atoms, but especially n-hexacontane CH₃(CH₂)₅₈CH₃.

Noun

hexacontane (plural hexacontanes)

  1. Any saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon that has sixty carbon atoms, but especially n-hexacontane CH₃(CH₂)₅₈CH₃

Forms of hexacontane

pluralhexacontanes

Origin of hexacontane

From hexa- + -cont- + -ane.

Questions about hexacontane

What does hexacontane mean?
Hexacontane means any saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon that has sixty carbon atoms, but especially n-hexacontane CH₃(CH₂)₅₈CH₃.
What part of speech is hexacontane?
Hexacontane is a noun.
What is the plural of hexacontane?
The plural of hexacontane is hexacontanes.

Words near hexacontane in the dictionary

  1. hexacone
  2. hexacones
  3. hexacontagon
  4. hexacontagons
  5. hexacontahedron
  6. hexacontane
  7. hexacontanes
  8. hexacoordinate
  9. hexacoordinated
  10. hexacoordination
  11. hexacopter

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