tetradecane

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noun

Any of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having fourteen carbon atoms (C₁₄H₃₀)

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Meanings

nountetradecane (plural tetradecanes)

plural tetradecanes

  1. chemistryAny of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having fourteen carbon atoms (C₁₄H₃₀)
  2. A petroleum fraction rich in such compounds

Origin

From tetradec- + -ane.

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 十四烷
  • 十四烷organic compound
Chinese Mandarin 十四烷
  • 十四烷 (shísìwán)organic compound
French tétradécane
  • tétradécaneorganic compound
German Tetradecan
  • Tetradecanorganic compound
Japanese テトラデカン
  • テトラデカン (tetoradekan)organic compound
Korean 테트라데케인, 테트라데칸
  • 테트라데케인 (teteuradekein)organic compound
  • 테트라데칸 (teteuradekan)organic compound
Polish tetradekan
  • tetradekanorganic compound
Russian тетрадека́н
  • тетрадека́н (tetradekán)organic compound
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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