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nonacontane

nonacontane noun: any saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon that has 90 carbon atoms, but especially n-nonacontane.

Noun

nonacontane (countable and uncountable, plural nonacontanes)

  1. Any saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon that has 90 carbon atoms, but especially n-nonacontane

Forms of nonacontane

pluralnonacontanes

Origin of nonacontane

From nona- + -cont- + -ane.

Questions about nonacontane

What does nonacontane mean?
Nonacontane means any saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon that has 90 carbon atoms, but especially n-nonacontane.
What part of speech is nonacontane?
Nonacontane is a noun.
What is the plural of nonacontane?
The plural of nonacontane is nonacontanes.

Words near nonacontane in the dictionary

  1. nonacknowledgement
  2. nonacknowledging
  3. nonacknowledgment
  4. nonacnegenic
  5. nonacneiform
  6. nonacontane
  7. nonacoordinate
  8. nonacoptic
  9. nonacosadiene
  10. nonacosadienes
  11. nonacosane

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