English Explanatory Dictionary

tetradecane

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having fourteen carbon atoms (C₁₄H₃₀)
  2. A petroleum fraction rich in such compounds

Word forms

tetradecane tetradecanes

Etymology

From tetradec- + -ane.

Derived words

cyclotetradecane tetradecanoic tetradecanol tetradecanone tetradecanoyl tetradecyl
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