heneicosane

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noun

Any of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having twenty-one carbon atoms, but especially n-heneicosane CH₃(CH₂)₁₉CH₃

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Meanings

nounheneicosane (plural heneicosanes)

plural heneicosanes

  1. chemistryAny of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having twenty-one carbon atoms, but especially n-heneicosane CH₃(CH₂)₁₉CH₃

Origin

IUPAC nomenclature, from hen- (“one”) + eicosa- (“twenty”) + -ane (“alkane suffix”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 二十一烷
  • 二十一烷 (èrshíyīwán)organic compound
French hénicosane
  • hénicosaneorganic compound
German Heneicosan
  • Heneicosanorganic compound
Italian eneicosano
  • eneicosanoorganic compound
Japanese ヘンイコサン
  • ヘンイコサン (hen'ikosan)organic compound
Korean 헨아이코세인, 헨이코산
  • 헨아이코세인 (henaikosein)organic compound
  • 헨이코산 (henikosan)organic compound
Polish heneikozan
  • heneikozanorganic compound
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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