octacosane

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noun

Any of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having 28 carbon atoms, but especially n-octacosane CH₃(CH₂)₂₆CH₃

OriginEnglish octa- ← Ancient Greek ὀκτᾰ- (oktă-) ← Proto-Hellenic *oktṓ →
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Meanings

nounoctacosane (plural octacosanes)

plural octacosanes

  1. chemistryAny of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having 28 carbon atoms, but especially n-octacosane CH₃(CH₂)₂₆CH₃

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*oḱtṓw
  2. Proto-Hellenic*oktṓ
  3. Ancient Greekὀκτώ (oktṓ)
  4. Ancient Greekὀκτᾰ- (oktă-)
  5. Englishocta-
  6. Englishoctacosane

From octa- + -cos- + -ane.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 二十八烷
  • 二十八烷 (èrshíbāwán)organic compound
French octacosane
  • octacosaneorganic compound
German Octacosan
  • Octacosanorganic compound
Italian ottacosano
  • ottacosanoorganic compound
Japanese オクタコサン
  • オクタコサン (okutakosan)organic compound
Korean 옥타코세인, 옥타코산
  • 옥타코세인 (oktakosein)organic compound
  • 옥타코산 (oktakosan)organic compound
Polish oktakozan
  • oktakozanorganic compound
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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