pentacosane (English, noun)
expansion: pentacosane (plural pentacosanes)
Senses:
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any of very many isomeric forms of a saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon having 25 carbon atoms, but especially n-pentacosane CH₃(CH₂)₂₃CH₃ that is found in beeswax
Forms:
form: pentacosanes
tags: plural