octadecane

See also: octadécane

English

Etymology

octadeca- +‎ -ane

Noun

octadecane (plural octadecanes)

(organic chemistry) Any of very many isomeric alkanes having the formula C₁₈H₃₈, but especially n-octadecane CH₃(CH₂)₁₆CH₃.

Translations

isometric alkane C₁₈H₃₈

Chinese:
Cantonese: 十八烷 (sap⁶ baat³ jyun⁴, sap⁶ baat³ jyun^4-2)

Mandarin: 十八烷 (zh) (shíbāwán)
Finnish: oktadekaani
Japanese: オクタデカン (okutadekan)
Polish: oktadekan m

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