Where does “hexadecane” come from?

hexadecane (English) comes from English ane.

hexadecane (English): Any of the very many isomeric aliphatic...

Definitions

  1. Any of the very many isomeric aliphatic...

Ancestry of “hexadecane”, step by step

hexadecane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ane

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1Englishane—

via English hexadec

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1Englishhexadec—

Words derived from “hexadecane”

Every word from English ane →