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hexatriacontane
noun
hex·a·tri·a·con·tane
\ˌheksəˌtrīəˈkän‧ˌtān\
Definition of hexatriacontane
: a solid paraffin hydrocarbon C36H74; especially : the normal hydrocarbon CH3(CH2)34CH3
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Origin and Etymology of hexatriacontane
International Scientific Vocabulary hexatriacont- (from hexa- + triacont- —from Greek triakonta thirty) + -ane
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