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pristanes

pristanes is the plural of pristane.

Meaning of pristane

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

Questions about pristanes

What is pristanes the plural of?
Pristanes is the plural of pristane.

Words near pristanes in the dictionary

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

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