English Explanatory Dictionary

heneicosane

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having twenty-one carbon atoms, but especially n-heneicosane CH₃(CH₂)₁₉CH₃

Word forms

heneicosane heneicosanes

Etymology

IUPAC nomenclature, from hen- (“one”) + eicosa- (“twenty”) + -ane (“alkane suffix”).

Derived words

heneicosanoic
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