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octadecanes

octadecanes is the plural of octadecane.

Meaning of octadecane

Noun

octadecane (plural octadecanes)

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

Questions about octadecanes

What is octadecanes the plural of?
Octadecanes is the plural of octadecane.

Words near octadecanes in the dictionary

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

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