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pentacosane

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pen-ta-cosane
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of very many isomeric forms of a saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon having 25 carbon atoms, but especially n-pentacosane CH₃(CH₂)₂₃CH₃ that is found in beeswax

Etymology

From penta- + -cos- + -ane.

Inflected Forms

pentacosanes (plural)

Derived Forms

pentacosanoic

Frequently Paired Words

pentacosene pentacosadiene

Questions

What does pentacosane mean?
Any of very many isomeric forms of a saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon having 25 carbon atoms, but especially n-pentacosane CH₃(CH₂)₂₃CH₃ that is found in beeswax
Where does pentacosane come from?
From penta- + -cos- + -ane.

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