icosane

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. A colorless hydrocarbon of the methane series, C₂₀H₄₂, obtained from brown coal paraffin. It melts at 36.7° C. and boils at 205° C. under 15 millimeters pressure. Also called eicosane.

Wiktionary

1. n. Alternative form of eicosane.