English Explanatory Dictionary

eicosane

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the 366,319 isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having the chemical formula C₂₀H₄₂, but especially n-eicosane CH₃(CH₂)₁₈CH₃.

Word forms

eicosane eicosanes

Etymology

A IUPAC nomenclature, from eicos- (“twenty”) + -ane (“alkane suffix”).

Derived words

eicosanoic
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