Where does “eicosane” come from?

eicosane (English) comes from English -ane, from Latin -ānus — Of or pertaining to; -ian.

eicosane (English): any of the 366,319 isomers of the aliphatic...

Definitions

  1. any of the 366,319 isomers of the aliphatic...

Ancestry of “eicosane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-aneVariant of -an, usually with differentiation (
2Latin-ānusOf or pertaining to; -ian

Words derived from “eicosane”

Every word from Latin -ānus →
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