Etymology

tetracontane

T1E1T1R1A1C3O1N1T1A1N1E1

Today it means: Any of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having forty carbon atoms, but especially n-tetracontane CH₃(CH₂)₃₈CH₃ Full definition →

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