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octadecane

octadecane noun: any of very many isomeric alkanes having the formula C₁₈H₃₈, but especially n-octadecane CH₃(CH₂)₁₆CH₃.

Noun

octadecane (plural octadecanes)

  1. Any of very many isomeric alkanes having the formula C₁₈H₃₈, but especially n-octadecane CH₃(CH₂)₁₆CH₃.

Forms of octadecane

pluraloctadecanes

Origin of octadecane

From octadec- + -ane.

Words formed from octadecane

Questions about octadecane

What does octadecane mean?
Octadecane means any of very many isomeric alkanes having the formula C₁₈H₃₈, but especially n-octadecane CH₃(CH₂)₁₆CH₃.
What part of speech is octadecane?
Octadecane is a noun.
What is the plural of octadecane?
The plural of octadecane is octadecanes.

Words near octadecane in the dictionary

  1. octadecamer
  2. octadecameric
  3. octadecamers
  4. octadecanal
  5. octadecanamide
  6. octadecane
  7. octadecanes
  8. octadecanethiol
  9. octadecanoate
  10. octadecanoates
  11. octadecanoic

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