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tetradecane

tetradecane noun: any of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having fourteen carbon atoms (C₁₄H₃₀).

Noun

tetradecane (plural tetradecanes)

  1. Any of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having fourteen carbon atoms (C₁₄H₃₀)
  2. A petroleum fraction rich in such compounds

Forms of tetradecane

pluraltetradecanes

Origin of tetradecane

From tetradec- + -ane.

Words formed from tetradecane

Questions about tetradecane

What does tetradecane mean?
Tetradecane means any of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having fourteen carbon atoms (C₁₄H₃₀).
What part of speech is tetradecane?
Tetradecane is a noun.
What is the plural of tetradecane?
The plural of tetradecane is tetradecanes.

Words near tetradecane in the dictionary

  1. tetradecamanganese
  2. tetradecamer
  3. tetradecameric
  4. tetradecamers
  5. tetradecanal
  6. tetradecane
  7. tetradecanedioate
  8. tetradecanedioates
  9. tetradecanes
  10. tetradecanoate
  11. tetradecanoates

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