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tetracontane

tetracontane noun: any of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having forty carbon atoms, but especially n-tetracontane CH₃(CH₂)₃₈CH₃.

Noun

tetracontane (plural tetracontanes)

  1. Any of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having forty carbon atoms, but especially n-tetracontane CH₃(CH₂)₃₈CH₃

Forms of tetracontane

pluraltetracontanes

Origin of tetracontane

From tetra- + -cont- + -ane.

Questions about tetracontane

What does tetracontane mean?
Tetracontane means any of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having forty carbon atoms, but especially n-tetracontane CH₃(CH₂)₃₈CH₃.
What part of speech is tetracontane?
Tetracontane is a noun.
What is the plural of tetracontane?
The plural of tetracontane is tetracontanes.

Words near tetracontane in the dictionary

  1. tetracontadigons
  2. tetracontagon
  3. tetracontagons
  4. tetracontakaihexagon
  5. tetracontakaihexagons
  6. tetracontane
  7. tetracontanes
  8. tetracontanoic acid
  9. tetracoordinate
  10. tetracoordinated
  11. tetracopeptide

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