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Where does “docosane” come from?

docosane (English) comes from English docos-, from Ancient Greek δώδεκα, from Proto-Indo-European *dwoΗdeḱm̥.

docosane (English): Any alkane having 22 carbon atoms, but especially...

Definitions

  1. Any alkane having 22 carbon atoms, but especially...

Ancestry of “docosane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdocos-—
2Ancient Greekδώδεκαtwelve
3Proto-Indo-European*dwoΗdeḱm̥—

Words derived from “docosane”

  • docosanoic
  • docosanoyl
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