Meanings
nountetracosane (plural tetracosanes)
plural tetracosanes
- chemistryAn alkane hydrocarbon with the structural formula CH₃(CH₂)₂₂CH₃.
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 二十四烷
- 二十四烷 (èrshísìwán)organic compound
French tétracosane
- tétracosaneorganic compound
German Tetracosan
- Tetracosanorganic compound
Italian tetracosano
- tetracosanoorganic compound
Japanese テトラコサン
- テトラコサン (tetorakosan)organic compound
Korean 테트라코세인, 테트라코산
- 테트라코세인 (teteurakosein)organic compound
- 테트라코산 (teteurakosan)organic compound
Polish tetrakozan
- tetrakozanorganic compound
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tetracosane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetracosane
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“tetracosane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetracosane. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tetracosane,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetracosane.
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