"eicosane" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: eicosanes [plural]
Etymology: IUPAC nomenclature, from eicosa- (“twenty”) + -ane (“alkane suffix”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|eicosa-||twenty}} eicosa- (“twenty”), {{m|en|-ane||alkane suffix}} -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 Translations (hydrocarbon): icosà [masculine] (Catalan), eikosaani (Finnish), ikozan [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-eicosane-en-noun-XNLE-2me Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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