eicosane
English
editEtymology
editIUPAC nomenclature, from eicos- (“twenty”) + -ane (“alkane suffix”).
Noun
editeicosane (plural eicosanes)
- (organic chemistry) any of the 366,319 isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having the chemical formula C20H42, but especially n-eicosane CH3(CH2)18CH3