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From do- + triaconta- + hect- + -ane.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
dotriacontahectane
Today it means: Any of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having one hundred and thirty-two carbon atoms, but especially n-dotriacontahectane CH₃(CH₂)₁₃₀CH₃ Full definition →