tetracontane

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Etymology[edit]

Blend of tetra- (4) + Ancient Greek τεσσαράκοντα (tessarákonta, 40) + -ane (saturated hydrocarbon), from Latin -ānus (-an: forming adjectives).

Noun[edit]

tetracontane (plural tetracontanes)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having forty carbon atoms, but especially n-tetracontane CH3(CH2)38CH3

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