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decane

American  
[dek-eyn] / ˈdɛk eɪn /

noun

Chemistry.

  1. a hydrocarbon, C 10 H 22 , of the methane series, occurring in several isomeric forms.

decane British  
/ ˈdɛkeɪn /

noun

  1. a liquid alkane hydrocarbon existing in several isomeric forms. Formula: C 10 H 22

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decane Scientific  
/ dĕk′ān′ /

  1. Any of various liquid hydrocarbons containing ten carbon atoms in a chain, attached to hydrogen atoms. Decane is the tenth member of the alkane series. Chemical formula: C 10 H 22 .

Etymology

Origin of decane

First recorded in 1870–75; dec- + -ane

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