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hexadecanol

hexadecanol noun: any aliphatic alcohol derived from hexadecane, but especially cetyl alcohol.

Noun

hexadecanol (plural hexadecanols)

  1. Any aliphatic alcohol derived from hexadecane, but especially cetyl alcohol

hexadecanol meaning in Tamil

hexadecanol in Tamil

ஹெக்சாடெக்கனால்

Forms of hexadecanol

pluralhexadecanols

Origin of hexadecanol

From hexadecane + -ol.

Questions about hexadecanol

What does hexadecanol mean?
Hexadecanol means any aliphatic alcohol derived from hexadecane, but especially cetyl alcohol.
What is hexadecanol in Tamil?
Hexadecanol in Tamil is ஹெக்சாடெக்கனால். See Hexadecanol meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hexadecanol?
Hexadecanol is a noun.
What is the plural of hexadecanol?
The plural of hexadecanol is hexadecanols.

Words near hexadecanol in the dictionary

  1. hexadecanions
  2. hexadecanoate
  3. hexadecanoates
  4. hexadecanoic
  5. hexadecanoic acid
  6. hexadecanol
  7. hexadecanolide
  8. hexadecanols
  9. hexadecanone
  10. hexadecanones
  11. hexadecanoyl

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hexadecanol (page history and authors); hexadecanol (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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