Meanings
nounhexadecane (plural hexadecanes)
plural hexadecanes
- chemistryAny of the very many isomeric aliphatic hydrocarbons of general formula C₁₆H₃₄
Origin
Translations
Chinese Cantonese 十六烷
- 十六烷organic compound
Chinese Mandarin 十六烷
- 十六烷 (shíliùwán)organic compound
Finnish heksadekaani
- heksadekaaniorganic compound
French hexadécane
- hexadécaneorganic compound
German Hexadecan
- Hexadecanorganic compound
Japanese ヘキサデカン
- ヘキサデカン (hekisadekan)organic compound
Korean 헥사데케인, 헥사데칸
- 헥사데케인 (heksadekein)organic compound
- 헥사데칸 (heksadekan)organic compound
Polish heksadekan
- heksadekanorganic compound
Portuguese hexadecano
- hexadecanoorganic compound
Cite this entry
APA
hexadecane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexadecane
MLA
“hexadecane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexadecane. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hexadecane,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexadecane.
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