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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)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having fourteen carbon atoms (C14H30)
  2. A petroleum fraction rich in such compounds