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tetradecane

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having fourteen carbon atoms (C14H30)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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

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noun

Meaning 2

A petroleum fraction rich in such compounds

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From tetradec- + -ane.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 十四烷 — organic compound
  • Chinese Mandarin: 十四烷 (shísìwán) — organic compound
  • French: tétradécane — organic compound
  • German: Tetradecan — organic compound
  • Japanese: テトラデカン (tetoradekan) — organic compound
  • Kazakh: тетрадекан (tetradekan) — organic compound
  • Korean: 테트라데케인 (teteuradekein) — organic compound
  • Korean: 테트라데칸 (teteuradekan) — organic compound
  • Polish: tetradekan — organic compound
  • Russian: тетрадека́н (tetradekán) — organic compound