Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

triacontane

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tri-a-con-tane
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

From triacont- + -ane.

Inflected Forms

triacontanes (plural)

Derived Forms

triacontanoic

Questions

What does triacontane mean?: Any of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having thirty carbon atoms, but especially n-triacontane CH₃(CH₂)₂₈CH₃
Where does triacontane come from?: From triacont- + -ane.

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