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tetracosane

tetracosane noun: an alkane hydrocarbon with the structural formula CH₃(CH₂)₂₂CH₃.

Noun

tetracosane (plural tetracosanes)

  1. An alkane hydrocarbon with the structural formula CH₃(CH₂)₂₂CH₃.

Forms of tetracosane

pluraltetracosanes

Origin of tetracosane

From tetracos- + -ane.

Words formed from tetracosane

Questions about tetracosane

What does tetracosane mean?
Tetracosane means an alkane hydrocarbon with the structural formula CH₃(CH₂)₂₂CH₃.
What part of speech is tetracosane?
Tetracosane is a noun.
What is the plural of tetracosane?
The plural of tetracosane is tetracosanes.

Words near tetracosane in the dictionary

  1. tetracosa-
  2. tetracosactide
  3. tetracosactrin
  4. tetracosahydrate
  5. tetracosahydrates
  6. tetracosane
  7. tetracosanes
  8. tetracosanoate
  9. tetracosanoates
  10. tetracosanoic
  11. tetracosanoic acid

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