Definition of hexatriacontane
:a solid paraffin hydrocarbon C36H74;
especially
:the normal hydrocarbon CH3(CH2)34CH3
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hexatriacontane
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hex·a·tri·a·con·tane
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ˌheksəˌtrīəˈkän‧ˌtān
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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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