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Polish
Etymology
Internationalism; compare English hexadecane. By surface analysis, heksa- + deka- + -an. First attested in 1889.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xɛk.saˈdɛ.kan/
- Rhymes: -ɛkan
- Syllabification: hek‧sa‧de‧kan
Noun
heksadekan m inan
- (organic chemistry) hexadecane
- Synonym: cetan
Declension
References
- ^ Herman Hager (1889) Wykład chemii farmaceutycznej w 126 lekcyjach (in Polish), page 556
Further reading
- heksadekan in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego