heptacosane

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Etymology

From hepta- +‎ -cosa- +‎ -ane.

Noun

heptacosane (plural heptacosanes)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any of very many isomers of the saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon having twenty-seven carbon atoms, but especially n-heptacosane (CH3(CH2)25CH3)

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