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isoparaffin

isoparaffin noun: any branched-chain isomer of a straight-chain alkane.

Noun

isoparaffin (plural isoparaffins)

  1. Any branched-chain isomer of a straight-chain alkane

Forms of isoparaffin

pluralisoparaffins

Origin of isoparaffin

From iso- + paraffin.

Words formed from isoparaffin

Questions about isoparaffin

What does isoparaffin mean?
Isoparaffin means any branched-chain isomer of a straight-chain alkane.
What part of speech is isoparaffin?
Isoparaffin is a noun.
What is the plural of isoparaffin?
The plural of isoparaffin is isoparaffins.

Words near isoparaffin in the dictionary

  1. isopalmitate
  2. isopalmitates
  3. isopalmitic acid
  4. isopanose
  5. isopanoses
  6. isoparaffin
  7. isoparaffinic
  8. isoparaffins
  9. isoparametric
  10. isoparm
  11. isoparms

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