tetradecane

See also: tétradécane

English

Etymology

From tetradec- +‎ -ane.

Noun

tetradecane (plural tetradecanes)

1. (organic chemistry) Any of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having fourteen carbon atoms (C₁₄H₃₀)
2. A petroleum fraction rich in such compounds

Derived terms

• cyclotetradecane
• tetradecanoic
• tetradecanol
• tetradecanone
• tetradecanoyl
• tetradecyl

 

Translations

organic compound

• French: tétradécane (fr) m
• German: Tetradecan n
• Japanese: テトラデカン (tetoradekan)
• Kazakh: тетрадекан (tetradekan)
• Polish: tetradekan m
• Russian: тетрадека́н (ru) m (tetradekán)