pentacosane

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English

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Etymology

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From penta- +‎ icosa- +‎ -ane.

Noun

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pentacosane (plural pentacosanes)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any of very many isomeric forms of a saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon having 25 carbon atoms, but especially n-pentacosane CH3(CH2)23CH3 that is found in beeswax
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