phytane
/ˈfʌɪteɪn/Chemistry
noun
A colourless liquid isoprenoid hydrocarbon that is the alkane corresponding to phytol and occurs in petroleum and some rocks, probably as a breakdown product of chlorophyll; 3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecane, C20H42.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in Journal of the Chemical Society. From German Phytan from ancient Greek ϕυτόν plant + German -an.
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