nonacosane

N1O1N1A1C3O1S1A1N1E1

noun

A saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon having 29 carbon atoms

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Meanings

nounnonacosane (countable and uncountable, plural nonacosanes)

plural nonacosanes

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon having 29 carbon atoms

Origin

From nona- + -cos- + -ane.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 二十九烷
  • 二十九烷 (èrshíjiǔwán)organic compound
French nonacosane
  • nonacosaneorganic compound
German Nonacosan
  • Nonacosanorganic compound
Italian nonacosano
  • nonacosanoorganic compound
Japanese ノナコサン
  • ノナコサン (nonakosan)organic compound
Korean 노나코세인, 노나코산
  • 노나코세인 (nonakosein)organic compound
  • 노나코산 (nonakosan)organic compound
Polish nonakozan
  • nonakozanorganic compound
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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