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triacontane

triacontane noun: any of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having thirty carbon atoms, but especially n-triacontane CH₃(CH₂)₂₈CH₃.

Noun

triacontane (plural triacontanes)

  1. Any of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having thirty carbon atoms, but especially n-triacontane CH₃(CH₂)₂₈CH₃

Forms of triacontane

pluraltriacontanes

Origin of triacontane

From triacont- + -ane.

Words formed from triacontane

Questions about triacontane

What does triacontane mean?
Triacontane means any of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having thirty carbon atoms, but especially n-triacontane CH₃(CH₂)₂₈CH₃.
What part of speech is triacontane?
Triacontane is a noun.
What is the plural of triacontane?
The plural of triacontane is triacontanes.

Words near triacontane in the dictionary

  1. triacontahedron
  2. triacontahedrons
  3. triacontakaitetragon
  4. triacontakaitetragons
  5. triacontanate
  6. triacontane
  7. triacontanes
  8. triacontanoic
  9. triacontanoic acid
  10. triacontanol
  11. triacontanols

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