eicosane

English

Etymology

IUPAC nomenclature, from eicosa- (twenty) + -ane (alkane suffix).

Noun

eicosane (plural eicosanes)

  1. (organic chemistry) any of the 366,319 isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having the chemical formula C20H42, but especially n-eicosane CH3(CH2)18CH3

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