tetradecanal

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What does tetradecanal mean?

The aliphatic aldehyde that has fourteen carbon atoms.

Where does tetradecanal come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Hellenic *dékə Ancient Greek δέκᾰ (dékă) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς (-ắs) Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás)der. Late Latin decasder. French déca-bor. English deca- English tetradeca- English -n- English -al English tetradecanal From tetradeca- (“fourteen”) + -n- + -al (“aldehyde”).

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