decane

D2E1C3A1N1E1
/ˈdɛkeɪn/

noun

Any of the 75 isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having the chemical formula C₁₀H₂₂

OriginEnglish dec- ← French déca- ← Late Latin decas →
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Meanings

noundecane (countable and uncountable, plural decanes)

plural decanes

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAny of the 75 isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having the chemical formula C₁₀H₂₂

Origin

  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. Englishdecane

From dec- + -ane.

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Translations

Catalan decà
  • decàdecane
Chinese Mandarin 癸烷
  • 癸烷 (guǐwán)decane
Czech dekan
  • dekandecane
Finnish dekaani
  • dekaanidecane
French décane
  • décanedecane
German Decan
  • Decandecane
Hungarian dekán
  • dekándecane
Italian decano
  • decanodecane
Japanese デカン
  • デカン (dekan)decane
Korean 데케인, 데칸
  • 데케인 (dekein)decane
  • 데칸 (dekan)decane
Norwegian dekan
  • dekandecane
Polish dekan
  • dekandecane
Portuguese decano
  • decanodecane
Russian дека́н
  • дека́н (dekán)decane
Spanish decano
  • decanodecane
Swedish dekan
  • dekandecane

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with decane

n-decane
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Anagrams

candeecadeneCenade
Cite this entry
APA

decane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decane

MLA

“decane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decane. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decane,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decane.

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