PRISTANE

Meaning of PRISTANE in English

ˈpriˌstān noun

( -s )

Etymology: Latin prist is shark, sawfish + English -ane

: a saturated liquid hydrocarbon C 19 H 40 obtained from the liver oils of various sharks and from ambergris

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

PRISTANE — noun Etymology: Latin pristis shark, sawfish; from its occurrence in the liver oils of sharks Date: 1923 an isoprenoid hydrocarbon …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PRISTANE — noun Etymology: Latin pristis shark, sawfish; from its occurrence in the liver oils of sharks Date: 1923 : an isoprenoid …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PRISTANE — [pris.tane] n [L pristis shark, sawfish; fr. its occurrence in the liver oils of sharks] (1923): an isoprenoid hydrocarbon that …
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PRISTANE — Pronunciation: ' pris- ˌ t ā n Function: noun Etymology: Latin pristis shark, sawfish; from its occurrence in the liver …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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