triacontane

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noun

Any of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having thirty carbon atoms, but especially n-triacontane CH₃(CH₂)₂₈CH₃

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Meanings

nountriacontane (plural triacontanes)

plural triacontanes

  1. chemistryAny of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having thirty carbon atoms, but especially n-triacontane CH₃(CH₂)₂₈CH₃

Origin

From triacont- + -ane.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 三十烷
  • 三十烷 (sānshíwán)organic compound
French triacontane
  • triacontaneorganic compound
German Triacontan
  • Triacontanorganic compound
Italian triacontano
  • triacontanoorganic compound
Japanese トリアコンタン
  • トリアコンタン (toriakontan)organic compound
Korean 트라이아콘테인, 트리아콘탄
  • 트라이아콘테인 (teuraiakontein)organic compound
  • 트리아콘탄 (teuriakontan)organic compound
Polish triakontan
  • triakontanorganic compound

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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