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   Hecdecane
   Hec'de·cane noun [ Greek ... six + ... ten.] (Chemistry) A white, semisolid, spermaceti-like hydrocarbon, C ₁₆ H ₃₄ , of the paraffin series, found dissolved as an important ingredient of kerosene, and so called because each mo...
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   hecdecane
   <chemistry> A white, semisolid, spermaceti-like hydrocarbon, C16H34, of the paraffin series, found dissolved as an important ingredient of kerosene, and so called because each molecule has sixteen atoms of carbon. ... Synonym: hexadecane. ... Origin: Gr. Six + ten. ... Source: Websters Diction...
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   Hecdecane
   • (n.) A white, semisolid, spermaceti-like hydrocarbon, C16H34, of the paraffin series, found dissolved as an important ingredient of kerosene, and so called because each molecule has sixteen atoms of carbon; -- called also hexadecane.
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