pentatriacontane

noun

pen·​ta·​triacontane

¦pentə+

: a paraffin hydrocarbon C₃₅H₇₂

especially : the normal hydrocarbon CH₃(CH₂)₃₃CH₃

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary penta- + triacontane

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