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decane

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈdɛkeɪn/
  • rhymes with -ɛkeɪn

1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of the 75 isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having the chemical formula C10H22

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From dec- + -ane.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: decà — decane
  • Chinese Mandarin: 癸烷 (guǐwán) — decane
  • Czech: dekan — decane
  • Finnish: dekaani — decane
  • French: décane — decane
  • German: Decan — decane
  • Hungarian: dekán — decane
  • Italian: decano — decane
  • Japanese: デカン (dekan) — decane
  • Korean: 데케인 (dekein) — decane
  • Korean: 데칸 (dekan) — decane
  • Norwegian: dekan — decane
  • Polish: dekan — decane
  • Portuguese: decano — decane
  • Russian: дека́н (dekán) — decane
  • Spanish: decano — decane
  • Swedish: dekan — decane