ˌäktəˈkōˌsān noun
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary octacos- (from octa- + -cos- — from eicosa- ) + -ane
: a solid paraffin hydrocarbon C 28 H 58 ; especially : the normal hydrocarbon CH 3 (CH 2 ) 26 CH 3
ˌäktəˈkōˌsān noun
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary octacos- (from octa- + -cos- — from eicosa- ) + -ane
: a solid paraffin hydrocarbon C 28 H 58 ; especially : the normal hydrocarbon CH 3 (CH 2 ) 26 CH 3
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012