pentadecane

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noun

Any of very many isomeric saturated aliphatic hydrocarbons having fifteen carbon atoms; but especially n-pentadecane, CH₃(CH₂)₁₃CH₃

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Meanings

nounpentadecane (plural pentadecanes)

plural pentadecanes

  1. chemistryAny of very many isomeric saturated aliphatic hydrocarbons having fifteen carbon atoms; but especially n-pentadecane, CH₃(CH₂)₁₃CH₃

Origin

From pentadec- + -ane.

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 十五烷
  • 十五烷organic compound
Chinese Mandarin 十五烷
  • 十五烷 (shíwǔwán)organic compound
Czech pentadekan
  • pentadekanorganic compound
Finnish pentadekaani
  • pentadekaaniorganic compound
French pentadécane
  • pentadécaneorganic compound
German Pentadecan
  • Pentadecanorganic compound
Japanese ペンタデカン
  • ペンタデカン (pentadekan)organic compound
Korean 펜타데케인, 펜타데칸
  • 펜타데케인 (pentadekein)organic compound
  • 펜타데칸 (pentadekan)organic compound
Polish pentadekan
  • pentadekanorganic compound
Russian пентадекан
  • пентадекан (pentadekan)organic compound
Ukrainian пентадекан
  • пентадекан (pentadekan)organic compound
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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