Meanings
nounsqualane (countable and uncountable, plural squalanes)
plural squalanes
- countableuncountablechemistryA saturated triterpene hydrocarbon made by hydrogenating squalene; used in cosmetics etc.
Synonyms: perhydrosqualene
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA saturated triterpene hydrocarbon made by hydrogenating squalene; used in cosmetics etc.
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Chinese Mandarin 角鯊烯 /角鲨烯, 鯊烯 /鲨烯
- 角鯊烯 /角鲨烯 (jiǎoshāxī)hydrocarbon
- 鯊烯 /鲨烯 (shāxī)hydrocarbon
- 角鯊烷 /角鲨烷hydrocarbon
Dutch squalaan
- squalaanhydrocarbon
Finnish skvalaani
- skvalaanihydrocarbon
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APA
squalane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squalane
MLA
“squalane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squalane. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “squalane,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squalane.
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