heptacosane


heptacosane

[hep′täk·ə‚sān or ‚hep·tə′kō‚sān] (organic chemistry) C27H56 A hydrocarbon; water-insoluble crystals melting at 60°C and boiling at 270°C (at 15 mmHg); soluble in alcohol; found in beeswax.