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docosane

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
do-cosane
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any alkane having 22 carbon atoms, but especially n-docosane CH₃(CH₂)₂₀CH₃.

Etymology

Etymology tree English docos- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānusder. English -ane English docosane From docos- + -ane.

Inflected Forms

docosanes (plural)

Derived Forms

docosanoic docosanol

Questions

What does docosane mean?
Any alkane having 22 carbon atoms, but especially n-docosane CH₃(CH₂)₂₀CH₃.
Where does docosane come from?
Etymology tree English docos- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānusder. English -ane English docosane From docos- + -ane.

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