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pentadecane

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

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of very many isomeric saturated aliphatic hydrocarbons having fifteen carbon atoms; but especially n-pentadecane, CH3(CH2)13CH3

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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

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History

Etymology

From pentadec- + -ane.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 十五烷 — organic compound
  • Chinese Mandarin: 十五烷 (shíwǔwán) — organic compound
  • Czech: pentadekan — organic compound
  • Finnish: pentadekaani — organic compound
  • French: pentadécane — organic compound
  • German: Pentadecan — organic compound
  • Japanese: ペンタデカン (pentadekan) — organic compound
  • Korean: 펜타데케인 (pentadekein) — organic compound
  • Korean: 펜타데칸 (pentadekan) — organic compound
  • Polish: pentadekan — organic compound
  • Russian: пентадекан (pentadekan) — organic compound
  • Ukrainian: пентадекан (pentadekan) — organic compound