Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A colorless crystalline compound, CH3(CH2)15CH3, found in brown coal paraffin. It melts at 22.5° C. and boils at 303°C. Also called
normal heptadecane .
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- noun organic chemistry An
alkane hydrocarbon with the chemical formula CH3(CH2)15CH3.
Etymologies
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hepta- + decane
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