docosane

docosane

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Etymology

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English docos-
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Italic *-nos
Latin -nus
Latin -ānusder.
English -ane
English docosane

    From docos- + -ane.

    Noun

    docosane (plural docosanes)

    1. (organic chemistry) Any alkane having 22 carbon atoms, but especially n-docosane CH3(CH2)20CH3.

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