heksadekan

Polish

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English hexadecane. By surface analysis, heksa- +‎ deka- +‎ -an. First attested in 1889.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /xɛk.saˈdɛ.kan/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛkan
  • Syllabification: hek‧sa‧de‧kan

Noun

heksadekan m inan

  1. (organic chemistry) hexadecane
    Synonym: cetan

Declension
Declension of heksadekan
singular plural
nominative heksadekan heksadekany
genitive heksadekanu heksadekanów
dative heksadekanowi heksadekanom
accusative heksadekan heksadekany
instrumental heksadekanem heksadekanami
locative heksadekanie heksadekanach
vocative heksadekanie heksadekany

References
  1. Herman Hager (1889) Wykład chemii farmaceutycznej w 126 lekcyjach‎ (in Polish), page 556

Further reading
  • heksadekan in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
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