• (n.) A hydrocarbon of the paraffin series, (C15H32) found in petroleum, tar oil, etc., and obtained as a colorless liquid; -- so called from the fifteen carbon atoms in the molecule.
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Pen`ta·dec'ane noun [
Penta- + Greek ... ten.]
(Chemistry) A hydrocarbon of the paraffin series, (C
15 H
32 ) found in petroleum, tar oil, etc., and obtained as a colorless liquid; -- so called from the
fifteen carbon atoms in the molecule.
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