ˌpentəˈkän.ˌtān noun
( -s )
Etymology: Greek pentēkonta fifty + English -ane — more at pentecost
: a paraffin hydrocarbon C 50 H 102 ; especially : the normal hydrocarbon CH 3 (CH 2 ) 48 CH 3
ˌpentəˈkän.ˌtān noun
( -s )
Etymology: Greek pentēkonta fifty + English -ane — more at pentecost
: a paraffin hydrocarbon C 50 H 102 ; especially : the normal hydrocarbon CH 3 (CH 2 ) 48 CH 3
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012