hentetracontane

H4E1N1T1E1T1R1A1C3O1N1T1A1N1E1

noun

Any of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having forty-one carbon atoms, but especially n-hentetracontane CH₃(CH₂)₃₉CH₃

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Meanings

nounhentetracontane (plural hentetracontanes)

plural hentetracontanes

  1. chemistryAny of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having forty-one carbon atoms, but especially n-hentetracontane CH₃(CH₂)₃₉CH₃

Origin

From hen- + tetra- + -cont- + -ane.

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