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Where does “decane” come from?

decane (English) comes from English ane.

decane (English): any of the seventy-five isomers of the aliphatic...

Definitions

  1. any of the seventy-five isomers of the aliphatic...

Ancestry of “decane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishane—

Words derived from “decane”

  • decanoate
  • decyl
  • decanoic
  • decanethiol
  • tridecyl
  • neodecanoic
  • decylic
  • tridecylic
  • hexdecylic
  • decylmaltoside
  • decylplastoquinone
  • hexdecyl
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