单词 | pentadecane |
释义 | pentadecane/ˈpɛntədɪkeɪn/Chemistry noun Any of a series of saturated hydrocarbons (alkanes) with the formula C15H32, especially (also n- pentadecane) the unbranched isomer, CH3(CH2)13CH3, a liquid present in petroleum. OriginLate 19th century; earliest use found in Henry Watts (1815–1884), chemist. From penta- + deca- + -ane. Compare French pentadécane, German Pentadecan, and also Byzantine Greek πενταδεκα-, variant (in πενταδεκαέτης) of ancient Greek πεντεκαιδεκα-, combining form (in e.g. πεντεκαιδεκαετής fifteen years old) of πεντεκαίδεκα fifteen. |
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