docosane
noun
doc·o·sane
ˈdäkəˌsān
plural -s
: a paraffin hydrocarbon of the formula C22H46
especially : the crystalline normal isomer CH3(CH2)20CH3
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary docos- (from do- —as in dodeca- —+ -cos- —from eicosa-) + -ane