octacosane

noun

oc·​ta·​co·​sane

ˌäktəˈkōˌsān

plural -s

: a solid paraffin hydrocarbon C₂₈H₅₈

especially : the normal hydrocarbon CH₃(CH₂)₂₆CH₃

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary octacos- (from octa- + -cos- —from eicosa-) + -ane

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