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pentadecane

pentadecane noun: any of very many isomeric saturated aliphatic hydrocarbons having fifteen carbon atoms; but especially n-pentadecane, CH₃(CH₂)₁₃CH₃.

Noun

pentadecane (plural pentadecanes)

  1. Any of very many isomeric saturated aliphatic hydrocarbons having fifteen carbon atoms; but especially n-pentadecane, CH₃(CH₂)₁₃CH₃

Forms of pentadecane

pluralpentadecanes

Origin of pentadecane

From pentadec- + -ane.

Words formed from pentadecane

Questions about pentadecane

What does pentadecane mean?
Pentadecane means any of very many isomeric saturated aliphatic hydrocarbons having fifteen carbon atoms; but especially n-pentadecane, CH₃(CH₂)₁₃CH₃.
What part of speech is pentadecane?
Pentadecane is a noun.
What is the plural of pentadecane?
The plural of pentadecane is pentadecanes.

Words near pentadecane in the dictionary

  1. pentadecahydrates
  2. pentadecamer
  3. pentadecameric
  4. pentadecamers
  5. pentadecanal
  6. pentadecane
  7. pentadecanes
  8. pentadecanoate
  9. pentadecanoates
  10. pentadecanoic
  11. pentadecanoic acid

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