Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

octacosane

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oc-ta-cosane
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having 28 carbon atoms, but especially n-octacosane CH₃(CH₂)₂₆CH₃

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Hellenic *oktṓ Ancient Greek ὀκτώ (oktṓ) Ancient Greek ὀκτᾰ- (oktă-) English octa- English -cos- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānusder. English -ane English octacosane From octa- + -cos- + -ane.

Inflected Forms

octacosanes (plural)

Derived Forms

octacosanoic octacosanol

Phrases

octacosenoic acid

Frequently Paired Words

octacosenoic acid octacosadienoate

Questions

What does octacosane mean?: Any of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having 28 carbon atoms, but especially n-octacosane CH₃(CH₂)₂₆CH₃
Where does octacosane come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Hellenic *oktṓ Ancient Greek ὀκτώ (oktṓ) Ancient Greek ὀκτᾰ- (oktă-) English octa- English -cos- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānusder. English -ane English octacosane From octa- + -cos- + -ane.

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