heptadecane

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English

Etymology

From heptadec- +‎ -ane.

Noun

heptadecane (countable and uncountable, plural heptadecanes)

  1. (organic chemistry) An alkane hydrocarbon with the chemical formula CH3(CH2)15CH3.

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