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docosane

noun
doc·​o·​sane | \ ˈdäkəˌsān\
plural -s

Definition of docosane

: a paraffin hydrocarbon of the formula C22H46 especially : the crystalline normal isomer CH3(CH2)20CH3

History and Etymology for docosane

International Scientific Vocabulary docos- (from do- —as in dodeca- —+ -cos- —from eicosa-) + -ane

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