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1913
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Tetradecane
Tetˊra-dec′ane
,
Noun.
[
Tetra-
+ Gr. [GREEK] ten.]
(Chem.)
A light oily hydrocarbon,
C14H30
, of the marsh-gas series; – so called from the fourteen carbon atoms in the molecule.
Definition
2024
tetradecane
tetradecane
See also:
tétradécane
English
Noun
tetradecane
(
plural
tetradecanes
)
(
organic chemistry
)
Any of very many
isomers
of the
aliphatic
hydrocarbon
having fourteen
carbon
atoms (C
14
H
30
)
A
petroleum
fraction
rich in such compounds
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