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octacosane

octacosane noun: any of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having 28 carbon atoms, but especially n-octacosane CH₃(CH₂)₂₆CH₃.

Noun

octacosane (plural octacosanes)

  1. Any of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having 28 carbon atoms, but especially n-octacosane CH₃(CH₂)₂₆CH₃

Forms of octacosane

pluraloctacosanes

Origin of octacosane

From octa- + -cos- + -ane.

Words formed from octacosane

Questions about octacosane

What does octacosane mean?
Octacosane means any of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having 28 carbon atoms, but especially n-octacosane CH₃(CH₂)₂₆CH₃.
What part of speech is octacosane?
Octacosane is a noun.
What is the plural of octacosane?
The plural of octacosane is octacosanes.

Words near octacosane in the dictionary

  1. octacoordinated
  2. octacopper
  3. octacore
  4. octacosadienoate
  5. octacosadienoates
  6. octacosane
  7. octacosanes
  8. octacosanoate
  9. octacosanoates
  10. octacosanoic
  11. octacosanoic acid

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