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heptacosane

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hep-ta-cosane
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of very many isomers of the saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon having twenty-seven carbon atoms, but especially n-heptacosane (CH₃(CH₂)₂₅CH₃)

Etymology

From hepta- + -cos- + -ane.

Inflected Forms

heptacosanes (plural)

Derived Forms

heptacosanoic

Frequently Paired Words

heptacosene

Questions

What does heptacosane mean?
Any of very many isomers of the saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon having twenty-seven carbon atoms, but especially n-heptacosane (CH₃(CH₂)₂₅CH₃)
Where does heptacosane come from?
From hepta- + -cos- + -ane.

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