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tetramethylpentadecane

tetramethylpentadecane noun: any of very many isomers of a tetramethyl derivative of pentadecane, but especially pristane (2,6,10,14-tetramethylpentadecane).

Noun

tetramethylpentadecane (plural tetramethylpentadecanes)

  1. Any of very many isomers of a tetramethyl derivative of pentadecane, but especially pristane (2,6,10,14-tetramethylpentadecane).

Forms of tetramethylpentadecane

pluraltetramethylpentadecanes

Origin of tetramethylpentadecane

From tetramethyl + pentadecane.

Questions about tetramethylpentadecane

What does tetramethylpentadecane mean?
Tetramethylpentadecane means any of very many isomers of a tetramethyl derivative of pentadecane, but especially pristane (2,6,10,14-tetramethylpentadecane).
What part of speech is tetramethylpentadecane?
Tetramethylpentadecane is a noun.
What is the plural of tetramethylpentadecane?
The plural of tetramethylpentadecane is tetramethylpentadecanes.

Words near tetramethylpentadecane in the dictionary

  1. tetramethylguanidines
  2. tetramethylimidazoline
  3. tetramethylimidazolines
  4. tetramethyllead
  5. tetramethylmethane
  6. tetramethylpentadecane
  7. tetramethylpentadecanes
  8. tetramethylpiperidine
  9. tetramethylpiperidines
  10. tetramethylpyrazine
  11. tetramethylrhodamine

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