heneicosane

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Etymology

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

Noun

heneicosane (plural heneicosanes)

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

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