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pentacosane

pentacosane noun: any of very many isomeric forms of a saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon having 25 carbon atoms, but especially n-pentacosane CH₃(CH₂)₂₃CH₃ that is found in beeswax.

Noun

pentacosane (plural pentacosanes)

  1. Any of very many isomeric forms of a saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon having 25 carbon atoms, but especially n-pentacosane CH₃(CH₂)₂₃CH₃ that is found in beeswax

Forms of pentacosane

pluralpentacosanes

Origin of pentacosane

From penta- + -cos- + -ane.

Words formed from pentacosane

Questions about pentacosane

What does pentacosane mean?
Pentacosane means any of very many isomeric forms of a saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon having 25 carbon atoms, but especially n-pentacosane CH₃(CH₂)₂₃CH₃ that is found in beeswax.
What part of speech is pentacosane?
Pentacosane is a noun.
What is the plural of pentacosane?
The plural of pentacosane is pentacosanes.

Words near pentacosane in the dictionary

  1. pentacoordinating
  2. pentacoordination
  3. pentacopper
  4. pentacosadiene
  5. pentacosadienes
  6. pentacosane
  7. pentacosanes
  8. pentacosanoic
  9. pentacosanoic acid
  10. pentacosanoyl
  11. pentacosene

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