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pentacosane

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

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of very many isomeric forms of a saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon having 25 carbon atoms, but especially n-pentacosane CH3(CH2)23CH3 that is found in beeswax

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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

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Etymology

From penta- + -cosa- + -ane.

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Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 二十五烷 (èrshíwǔwán) — organic compound
  • French: pentacosane — organic compound
  • German: Pentacosan — organic compound
  • Italian: pentacosano — organic compound
  • Japanese: ペンタコサン (pentakosan) — organic compound
  • Korean: 펜타코세인 (pentakosein) — organic compound
  • Korean: 펜타코산 (pentakosan) — organic compound
  • Polish: pentakozan — organic compound