heptadecane

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noun

An alkane hydrocarbon with the chemical formula CH₃(CH₂)₁₅CH₃.

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Meanings

nounheptadecane (countable and uncountable, plural heptadecanes)

plural heptadecanes

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAn alkane hydrocarbon with the chemical formula CH₃(CH₂)₁₅CH₃.

Origin

From heptadec- + -ane.

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 十七烷
  • 十七烷Translations
Chinese Mandarin 十七烷
  • 十七烷 (shíqīwán)Translations
French heptadécane
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German Heptadecan
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Japanese ヘプタデカン
  • ヘプタデカン (heputadekan)Translations
Korean 헵타데케인, 헵타데칸
  • 헵타데케인 (heptadekein)Translations
  • 헵타데칸 (heptadekan)Translations
Polish heptadekan
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Cite this entry
APA

heptadecane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heptadecane

MLA

“heptadecane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heptadecane. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heptadecane,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heptadecane.

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