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hexacosane

hexacosane noun: any of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having 26 carbon atoms, but especially n-hexacosane CH₃(CH₂)₂₄CH₃.

Noun

hexacosane (plural hexacosanes)

  1. Any of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having 26 carbon atoms, but especially n-hexacosane CH₃(CH₂)₂₄CH₃

Forms of hexacosane

pluralhexacosanes

Origin of hexacosane

From hexa- + -cos- + -ane.

Words formed from hexacosane

Questions about hexacosane

What does hexacosane mean?
Hexacosane means any of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having 26 carbon atoms, but especially n-hexacosane CH₃(CH₂)₂₄CH₃.
What part of speech is hexacosane?
Hexacosane is a noun.
What is the plural of hexacosane?
The plural of hexacosane is hexacosanes.

Words near hexacosane in the dictionary

  1. hexacoral
  2. hexacorallian
  3. hexacorallians
  4. hexacorals
  5. hexacore
  6. hexacosane
  7. hexacosanes
  8. hexacosanoic
  9. hexacosanoic acid
  10. hexacosanol
  11. hexacosanols

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