tetracontane

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noun

Any of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having forty carbon atoms, but especially n-tetracontane CH₃(CH₂)₃₈CH₃

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Meanings

nountetracontane (plural tetracontanes)

plural tetracontanes

  1. chemistryAny of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having forty carbon atoms, but especially n-tetracontane CH₃(CH₂)₃₈CH₃

Origin

From tetra- + -cont- + -ane.

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Translations

French tétracontane
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German Tetracontan
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Japanese テトラコンタン
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Polish tetrakontan
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Russian тетраконтан
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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