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pentacontane

pentacontane noun: any of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having fifty carbon atoms, but especially n-pentacontane CH₃(CH₂)₄₈CH₃.

Noun

pentacontane (plural pentacontanes)

  1. Any of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having fifty carbon atoms, but especially n-pentacontane CH₃(CH₂)₄₈CH₃

Forms of pentacontane

pluralpentacontanes

Origin of pentacontane

From penta- + -cont- + -ane.

Questions about pentacontane

What does pentacontane mean?
Pentacontane means any of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having fifty carbon atoms, but especially n-pentacontane CH₃(CH₂)₄₈CH₃.
What part of speech is pentacontane?
Pentacontane is a noun.
What is the plural of pentacontane?
The plural of pentacontane is pentacontanes.

Words near pentacontane in the dictionary

  1. pentacontagon
  2. pentacontagons
  3. pentacontahedron
  4. pentacontaheptachoron
  5. pentacontaheptachorons
  6. pentacontane
  7. pentacontanes
  8. pentaconter
  9. pentaconters
  10. pentacoordinate
  11. pentacoordinated

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