octacosane
noun
oc·ta·co·sane
\ˌäktəˈkōˌsān\
Definition of octacosane
-s
: a solid paraffin hydrocarbon C28H58; especially : the normal hydrocarbon CH3(CH2)26CH3
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Origin and Etymology of octacosane
International Scientific Vocabulary octacos- (from octa- + -cos- —from eicosa-) + -ane
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