English Explanatory Dictionary

triacontane

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having thirty carbon atoms, but especially n-triacontane CH₃(CH₂)₂₈CH₃

Word forms

triacontane triacontanes

Etymology

From tria- + -conta- + -ane. Compare Ancient Greek τριᾱ́κοντα (triā́konta).

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