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undecane

undecane noun: any of many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having 11 carbon atoms, but especially n-undecane CH₃(CH₂)₉CH₃.

Noun

undecane (plural undecanes)

  1. Any of many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having 11 carbon atoms, but especially n-undecane CH₃(CH₂)₉CH₃

Forms of undecane

pluralundecanes

Origin of undecane

From undec- + -ane.

Words formed from undecane

Questions about undecane

What does undecane mean?
Undecane means any of many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having 11 carbon atoms, but especially n-undecane CH₃(CH₂)₉CH₃.
What part of speech is undecane?
Undecane is a noun.
What is the plural of undecane?
The plural of undecane is undecanes.

Words near undecane in the dictionary

  1. undecamer
  2. undecameric
  3. undecamers
  4. undecan
  5. undecanal
  6. undecane
  7. undecanes
  8. undecanoate
  9. undecanoates
  10. undecanoic
  11. undecanoic acid

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