dotriacontane

noun

do·​tri·​a·​con·​tane

¦dōˌtrīəˈkän‧ˌtān

plural -s

: a paraffin hydrocarbon of the formula C₃₂H₆₆

especially : the crystalline normal isomer CH₃(CH₂)₃₀CH₃

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary dotriacont- (from do- —as in dodeca-—+ triacont- —from Greek triakonta thirty) + -ane

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