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heptacosane

noun
hep·​tac·​o·​sane | \ hepˈtakəˌsān\
plural -s

Definition of heptacosane

: a solid paraffin hydrocarbon C27H56 especially : the normal hydrocarbon CH3(CH2)25CH3 occurring in many waxes

History and Etymology for heptacosane

International Scientific Vocabulary heptacos- (from hepta- + -cos- —from eicosa-) + -ane

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