English Explanatory Dictionary

hexacosane

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having 26 carbon atoms, but especially n-hexacosane CH₃(CH₂)₂₄CH₃

Word forms

hexacosane hexacosanes

Etymology

From hexa- + -cosa- + -ane.

Related words

hexacosene

Derived words

hexacosanoic hexacosanol
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