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tridecane

tridecane noun: any of very many isomeric saturated aliphatic hydrocarbons having thirteen carbon atoms, but especially n-tridecane, CH₃(CH₂)₁₁CH₃.

Noun

tridecane (plural tridecanes)

  1. Any of very many isomeric saturated aliphatic hydrocarbons having thirteen carbon atoms, but especially n-tridecane, CH₃(CH₂)₁₁CH₃

Forms of tridecane

pluraltridecanes

Origin of tridecane

From tridec- + -ane.

Words formed from tridecane

Questions about tridecane

What does tridecane mean?
Tridecane means any of very many isomeric saturated aliphatic hydrocarbons having thirteen carbon atoms, but especially n-tridecane, CH₃(CH₂)₁₁CH₃.
What part of speech is tridecane?
Tridecane is a noun.
What is the plural of tridecane?
The plural of tridecane is tridecanes.

Words near tridecane in the dictionary

  1. tridecamanganese
  2. tridecamer
  3. tridecameric
  4. tridecamers
  5. tridecanal
  6. tridecane
  7. tridecanes
  8. tridecanoate
  9. tridecanoates
  10. tridecanoic
  11. tridecanoic acid

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