octadecane
noun
oc·ta·dec·ane
ˌäktəˈdeˌkān
: any of numerous isomeric hydrocarbons C18H38 of the paraffin series
especially : the crystalline normal hydrocarbon CH3(CH2)16CH3
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary octadec- (from octa- + deca-) + -ane
- self-isolate
- self-isolated
- self-isolates
- self-isolating
- self-isolation
- self-jus
- self-justification
- self-justifying
- self-killed
- self-knowing
- self-knowledge
- self-knowledges
- self-labeled
- self-lacerating
- self-laceration
- self-lacerations
- self-legislating
- self-life
- self-limitation
- self-limited
- self-limiting
- pasturages
- pastural
- pasture
- pasture bird