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hexacosene

hexacosene noun: any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon that has twenty-six carbon atoms and one double bond, but especially 1-hexacosene or 9-hexacosene.

Noun

hexacosene (plural hexacosenes)

  1. Any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon that has twenty-six carbon atoms and one double bond, but especially 1-hexacosene or 9-hexacosene

Forms of hexacosene

pluralhexacosenes

Origin of hexacosene

From hexa- + -cos- + -ene.

Questions about hexacosene

What does hexacosene mean?
Hexacosene means any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon that has twenty-six carbon atoms and one double bond, but especially 1-hexacosene or 9-hexacosene.
What part of speech is hexacosene?
Hexacosene is a noun.
What is the plural of hexacosene?
The plural of hexacosene is hexacosenes.

Words near hexacosene in the dictionary

  1. hexacosanes
  2. hexacosanoic
  3. hexacosanoic acid
  4. hexacosanol
  5. hexacosanols
  6. hexacosene
  7. hexacosenes
  8. hexacosenoate
  9. hexacosenoates
  10. hexacosenoic acid
  11. hexacosenoic acids

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