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undecane

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

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having 11 carbon atoms, but especially n-undecane CH3(CH2)9CH3

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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

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History

Etymology

From undec- + -ane.

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Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 十一烷 — organic compound
  • Chinese Mandarin: 十一烷 (shíyīwán) — organic compound
  • Czech: undekan — organic compound
  • Finnish: undekaani — organic compound
  • French: undécane — organic compound
  • German: Undecan — organic compound
  • Italian: undecano — organic compound
  • Japanese: ウンデカン (undekan) — organic compound
  • Kazakh: ундекан (undekan) — organic compound
  • Korean: 운데케인 (undekein) — organic compound
  • Korean: 운데칸 (undekan) — organic compound
  • Polish: undekan — organic compound
  • Portuguese: undecano — organic compound