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phytane

phytane noun: a diterpenoid alkane with one more carbon than pristane.

Noun

phytane (countable and uncountable, plural phytanes)

  1. A diterpenoid alkane with one more carbon than pristane.

Forms of phytane

pluralphytanes

Questions about phytane

What does phytane mean?
Phytane means a diterpenoid alkane with one more carbon than pristane.
What part of speech is phytane?
Phytane is a noun.
What is the plural of phytane?
The plural of phytane is phytanes.

Words near phytane in the dictionary

  1. physreps
  2. phyta
  3. phytagel
  4. phytagels
  5. phytal
  6. phytane
  7. phytanes
  8. phytanic
  9. phytanic acid
  10. phytanoyl
  11. phytanthrope

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