Etymology

heptadecyl

H4E1P3T1A1D2E1C3Y4L1

Today it means: Any of very many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₁₇H₃₅, formally derived from heptadecane by the loss of a hydrogen atom. Full definition →

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