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icosane

icosane is the alternative form of eicosane.

Meaning of eicosane

Noun

eicosane (plural eicosanes)

  1. Any of the 366,319 isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having the chemical formula C₂₀H₄₂, but especially n-eicosane CH₃(CH₂)₁₈CH₃.

Questions about icosane

What is icosane the alternative form of?
Icosane is the alternative form of eicosane.

Words near icosane in the dictionary

  1. icosahedron
  2. icosahedronic
  3. icosahedrons
  4. icosandrian
  5. icosandrous
  6. icosane
  7. icosanoid
  8. icosanoids
  9. icosapentaenoic acid
  10. icosapeptide
  11. icosapeptides

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