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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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History and Etymology for hexatriacontane

International Scientific Vocabulary hexatriacont- (from hexa- + triacont- —from Greek triakonta thirty) + -ane

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