octadecane

See also: octadécane

English

Etymology

From octadec- +‎ -ane.

Noun

octadecane (plural octadecanes)

1. (organic chemistry) Any of very many isomeric alkanes having the formula C₁₈H₃₈, but especially n-octadecane CH₃(CH₂)₁₆CH₃.

Translations

isometric alkane C₁₈H₃₈

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 十八烷 (sap⁶ baat³ jyun⁴, sap⁶ baat³ jyun^4-2)

  Mandarin: 十八烷 (zh) (shíbāwán)

• Finnish: oktadekaani
• Japanese: オクタデカン (okutadekan)
• Polish: oktadekan m