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octacontane

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
oc-ta-con-tane
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon that has 80 carbon atoms, but especially n-octacontane

Etymology

From octa- + -cont- + -ane.

Questions

What does octacontane mean?
Any saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon that has 80 carbon atoms, but especially n-octacontane
Where does octacontane come from?
From octa- + -cont- + -ane.

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