eicosane
English edit
Etymology edit
IUPAC nomenclature, from eicosa- (“twenty”) + -ane (“alkane suffix”).
Noun edit
eicosane (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