noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

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

Etymology

From tetradec- + -ane.

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