Where does “pentacosadiene” come from?
pentacosadiene (English) comes from English -cosa-, from English icosa-, from Ancient Greek εἴκοσι, from Proto-Hellenic ewīkəti, from Proto-Indo-European wídḱm̥ti, from Proto-Indo-European dwidḱómt, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.
pentacosadiene (English): Any of very many isomeric forms of an unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon having 25 carbon atoms and two double bonds
Definitions
- Any of very many isomeric forms of an unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon having 25 carbon atoms and two double bonds