"eicosane" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: eicosanes [plural]
Etymology: A IUPAC nomenclature, from eicos- (“twenty”) + -ane (“alkane suffix”). Etymology templates: {{confix|en|eicos|ane|t1=twenty|t2=alkane suffix}} eicos- (“twenty”) + -ane (“alkane suffix”) Head templates: {{en-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. Wikipedia link: IUPAC nomenclature Categories (topical): Organic compounds Derived forms: eicosanoic Translations (hydrocarbon): icosà [masculine] (Catalan), 二十烷 (èrshíwán) (Chinese Mandarin), eikosaani (Finnish), Eicosan [neuter] (German), ikozan [masculine] (Polish)

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