Etymology

decane

D2E1C3A1N1E1

Today it means: Any of the 75 isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having the chemical formula C₁₀H₂₂ Full definition →

English dec- ← French déca- ← Late Latin decas
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*déḱm̥
  2. Proto-Hellenic*dékə
  3. Ancient Greekδέκᾰ (dékă)
  4. Ancient Greekδεκάς (dekás)
  5. Late Latindecas
  6. Frenchdéca-
  7. Englishdeca-clip.
  8. Englishdec-
  9. English todaydecane

From dec- + -ane.

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