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Where does “octadecane” come from?

octadecane (English) comes from English ane.

octadecane (English): Any of very many isomeric alkanes having the...

Definitions

  1. Any of very many isomeric alkanes having the...

Ancestry of “octadecane”, step by step

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1Englishane—

Words derived from “octadecane”

  • octadecyl
  • octadecanoic
  • dioctadecyl
  • octadecanoyl
  • オクタデカン
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