triacontane

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Etymology

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

Noun

triacontane (plural triacontanes)

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

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