Definition
A hydrocarbon with 22 carbon atoms arranged in a chain; an alkane used in chemistry and industrial applications.
Etymology
From Greek 'docosa' (twenty-two) + '-ane' (the standard suffix for alkane hydrocarbons). The '-ane' suffix derives from the earliest hydrocarbon 'methane.'
Kelly Says
Docosane is found in small amounts in fossil fuels and can be synthesized—chemists use long-chain alkanes like this to understand how petroleum forms and to develop cleaner fuels and lubricants.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ዶክOcéስ (Dōkōsē)
doh-koh-seh
ARالعربية
ثنا عشر (Thana 'ashar)
thah-nah ash-har
BNবাংলা
ডোকোসান (Dokosan)
doh-koh-san
CACatalà
docosà
doh-koh-sah
CSČeština
dokosan
doh-koh-san
DADansk
docosan
doh-koh-san
DEDeutsch
Docosan
doh-koh-sah-n
ELΕλληνικά
δοκοσάνη (Dokosani)
doh-koh-sah-nee
ESEspañol
docosano
doh-koh-sah-noh
FAفارسی
دوکوسان (Dūkosān)
doo-koh-san
FISuomi
dokosani
doh-koh-sah-nee
FRFrançais
docosane
doh-koh-sah-n
GUGU
ડોકોસાન (Dokosān)
doh-koh-san
HEעברית
דוקוסן (Dukosan)
doo-koh-san
HIहिन्दी
डोकोसन (Dokosan)
doh-koh-san
HUMagyar
dokosán
doh-koh-san
IDBahasa Indonesia
dokosana
doh-koh-sah-nah
ITItaliano
docosano
doh-koh-sah-noh
JA日本語
ドコサナン (Dokosanan)
doh-koh-sah-nan
KKKK
докозан (Dokozan)
doh-koh-zahn
KMKM
ដូកូសាន (Dūkosān)
doo-koh-san
KO한국어
도코사네 (Dokosane)
doh-koh-sah-ne
MRMR
डोकोसन (Dokosan)
doh-koh-san
MSBahasa Melayu
dokosan
doh-koh-san
MYမြန်မာ
ဒိုကောစန (Dōkōsən)
doh-koh-san
NLNederlands
docosan
doh-koh-san
NONorsk
docosan
doh-koh-san
PAPA
ਡੋਕੋਸਨ (Dokosan)
doh-koh-san
PLPolski
dokosan
doh-koh-san
PTPortuguês
docosano
doh-koh-sah-noh
RORomână
docosan
doh-koh-san
RUРусский
докозан (dokozan)
doh-koh-zahn
SVSvenska
docosan
doh-koh-san
SWKiswahili
dokosani
doh-koh-sah-nee
TAதமிழ்
டோகோசேன் (Tōkośēṉ)
toh-koh-seh-nen
TEతెలుగు
డొకొసేన్ (Dokosēṉ)
doh-koh-seh-nen
THไทย
ดอคโคซาน (Dokkosan)
doh-koh-san
TRTürkçe
dokosan
doh-koh-san
UKУкраїнська
докозан (dokozan)
doh-koh-zahn
URاردو
ڈوکوسیان (Dūkusīān)
doo-koo-see-an
VITiếng Việt
docosan
doh-koh-san
ZH中文
二十烷 (Èrshíwán)
er-shi-wan
ZUZU
dokosani
doh-koh-sah-nee