heptacosane

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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)

Related terms

• heptacosene

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• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 二十七烷 (èrshíqīwán)