tricosane

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noun

Any of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having twenty-three carbon atoms, but especially n-tricosane CH₃(CH₂)₂₁CH₃.

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Meanings

nountricosane (plural tricosanes)

plural tricosanes

  1. chemistryAny of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having twenty-three carbon atoms, but especially n-tricosane CH₃(CH₂)₂₁CH₃.

Origin

From tri- + -cos- + -ane.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 二十三烷
  • 二十三烷 (èrshísānwán)organic compound
French tricosane
  • tricosaneorganic compound
German Tricosan
  • Tricosanorganic compound
Italian tricosano
  • tricosanoorganic compound
Japanese トリコサン
  • トリコサン (torikosan)organic compound
Korean 트리코세인, 트리코산
  • 트리코세인 (teurikosein)organic compound
  • 트리코산 (teurikosan)organic compound
Polish trikozan
  • trikozanorganic compound

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

TiscarenoneoracistCortesiancertosinaatroscine
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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