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tetracosane

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

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noun

Meaning 1

An alkane hydrocarbon with the structural formula CH3(CH2)22CH3.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English tetracos- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānusder. English -ane English tetracosane From tetracos- + -ane.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 二十四烷 (èrshísìwán) — organic compound
  • French: tétracosane — organic compound
  • German: Tetracosan — organic compound
  • Italian: tetracosano — organic compound
  • Japanese: テトラコサン (tetorakosan) — organic compound
  • Korean: 테트라코세인 (teteurakosein) — organic compound
  • Korean: 테트라코산 (teteurakosan) — organic compound
  • Polish: tetrakozan — organic compound