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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishane—

Words derived from “hexadecane”

  • hexadecanoic
  • hexadecanol
  • hexadecanoyl
  • isohexadecane
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