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hexacosane

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

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having 26 carbon atoms, but especially n-hexacosane CH3(CH2)24CH3

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs Proto-Hellenic *hwéks Ancient Greek ἕξ (héx) Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-)der. Latin hexa-der. English hexa- English -cosa- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānusder. English -ane English hexacosane From hexa- + -cosa- + -ane.

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 二十六烷 (èrshíliùwán) — organic compound
  • French: hexacosane — organic compound
  • German: Hexacosan — organic compound
  • Italian: esacosano — organic compound
  • Japanese: ヘキサコサン (hekisakosan) — organic compound
  • Korean: 헥사코세인 (heksakosein) — organic compound
  • Korean: 헥사코산 (heksakosan) — organic compound
  • Polish: heksakozan — organic compound