heneicosane

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Etymology

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

Noun

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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

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