heneicosane

English

Etymology

IUPAC nomenclature, from Ancient Greek ἕν (“neutral of εἷς one”) + eicosa- (“twenty”) + -ane (“alkane suffix”).

Noun

heneicosane (plural heneicosanes)

1. (organic chemistry) Any of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having twenty-one carbon atoms, but especially n-heneicosane CH₃(CH₂)₁₉CH₃

Translations

Translations

• Polish: heneikozan m