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pristane

pristane noun: a natural saturated terpenoid alkane, 2,6,10,14-tetramethylpentadecane, used as a lubricant, an anticorrosion agent, and in medical research.

Noun

pristane (countable and uncountable, plural pristanes)

  1. A natural saturated terpenoid alkane, 2,6,10,14-tetramethylpentadecane, used as a lubricant, an anticorrosion agent, and in medical research

Forms of pristane

pluralpristanes

Origin of pristane

From Latin pristis (“shark”) (as it is obtained primarily from shark liver oil) + -ane.

Words formed from pristane

Questions about pristane

What does pristane mean?
Pristane means a natural saturated terpenoid alkane, 2,6,10,14-tetramethylpentadecane, used as a lubricant, an anticorrosion agent, and in medical research.
What part of speech is pristane?
Pristane is a noun.
What is the plural of pristane?
The plural of pristane is pristanes.

Words near pristane in the dictionary

  1. prissing
  2. prissing around
  3. prisspot
  4. prisspots
  5. prissy
  6. pristane
  7. pristanes
  8. pristanic
  9. pristanic acid
  10. pristanoyl
  11. pristanoyl-

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