hexacontane

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noun

Any saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon that has sixty carbon atoms, but especially n-hexacontane CH₃(CH₂)₅₈CH₃

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Meanings

nounhexacontane (plural hexacontanes)

plural hexacontanes

  1. chemistryAny saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon that has sixty carbon atoms, but especially n-hexacontane CH₃(CH₂)₅₈CH₃

Origin

From hexa- + -cont- + -ane.

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Translations

Finnish heksakontaani
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German Hexakontan
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Italian esacontano
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Polish heksakontan
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Russian гексаконта́н
  • гексаконта́н (geksakontán)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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