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triacontane

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 thirty carbon atoms, but especially n-triacontane CH3(CH2)28CH3

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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

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History

Etymology

From tria- + -conta- + -ane. Compare Ancient Greek τριᾱ́κοντα (triā́konta).

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 三十烷 (sānshíwán) — organic compound
  • French: triacontane — organic compound
  • German: Triacontan — organic compound
  • Italian: triacontano — organic compound
  • Japanese: トリアコンタン (toriakontan) — organic compound
  • Korean: 트라이아콘테인 (teuraiakontein) — organic compound
  • Korean: 트리아콘탄 (teuriakontan) — organic compound
  • Polish: triakontan — organic compound