pentacontane

English

Etymology

From penta- +‎ -conta- +‎ -ane.

Noun

pentacontane (plural pentacontanes)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having fifty carbon atoms, but especially n-pentacontane CH3(CH2)48CH3
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