Hexacosane

/ˌhɛksəˈkoʊseɪn/ noun

Definition

A hydrocarbon molecule containing 26 carbon atoms arranged in a straight chain, used in research and industrial applications.

Etymology

From 'hexa-' (six) plus 'cosan' from Latin 'viginti' (twenty) plus 'six,' creating a systematic name for a 26-carbon alkane. This chemical nomenclature follows IUPAC standards.

Kelly Says

Hexacosane is just a really long, greasy hydrocarbon chain—26 carbons of pure waxy boredom—but it shows up in petroleum products and plant waxes because nature loves making these long carbon strings.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሄክሳኮሳን
hee-kxa-ko-san
ARالعربية
هيكساكوسان
hay-ka-ko-saan
BNবাংলা
হেক্সাকোসান
heksa-ko-san
CACatalà
hexacosan
heksa-ko-san
CSČeština
hexacosan
heksa-ko-san
DADansk
hexacosan
heks-a-ko-san
DEDeutsch
Hexacosan
heks-a-ko-sa-n
ELΕλληνικά
εξάκοσας
e-ksa-ko-sas
ESEspañol
hexacosano
heks-a-ko-sa-na
FAفارسی
هگساcosine
heg-sa-ko-seen
FISuomi
heksaosaani
heksa-osa-ni
FRFrançais
hexacosane
heks-a-ko-za-n
GUGU
હેક્સાકોસન
heksa-ko-san
HAHA
heksakosane
heks-a-ko-sa-ne
HEעברית
הקסakosane
heks-a-ko-sa-ne
HIहिन्दी
हेक्सासोसन
heksa-so-san
HUMagyar
hexacosan
heksa-ko-san
IDBahasa Indonesia
heksakosana
heks-a-ko-sa-na
IGIG
heksakosane
heks-a-ko-sa-ne
ITItaliano
essecacosano
e-se-ka-ko-sa-no
JA日本語
ヘキサコサン
hekisakosān
KKKK
ексакозан
eksa-ko-zan
KMKM
ហេក្សាកូសាន
heksa-ko-san
KO한국어
헥사코산
heksa-ko-san
MRMR
हेक्सासोसन
heksa-so-san
MSBahasa Melayu
heksakosana
heks-a-ko-sa-na
MYမြန်မာ
ဟက်ဆာကိုဆန်
heksa-ko-san
NLNederlands
hexacosane
heks-a-ko-zaan
NONorsk
hexacosan
heks-a-ko-san
PAPA
ਹੈਕਸਾਕੋਸਨ
heksa-ko-san
PLPolski
heksa-kosan
heksa-ko-san
PTPortuguês
hexacosano
heks-a-ko-sa-no
RORomână
hexacosan
heksa-ko-san
RUРусский
гексакозан
geksa-ko-zan
SVSvenska
hexacosan
heks-a-ko-san
SWKiswahili
heksakosani
heks-a-ko-sa-ni
TAதமிழ்
எக்சாகோசேன்
e-gxa-ko-sa-en
TEతెలుగు
హెక్సాకోసన్
heksa-ko-san
THไทย
เฮกซาโคแซน
he-kha-ko-san
TLTL
heksakosano
heks-a-ko-sa-no
TRTürkçe
heksakozan
heks-a-ko-zan
UKУкраїнська
гексакозан
heksa-ko-zan
URاردو
ہیکسا کو سین
heksa-ko-seen
VITiếng Việt
hexacosan
heks-a-ko-san
YOYO
heksakosane
heks-a-ko-sa-ne
ZH中文
十六烷
shí-liù-wán
ZUZU
heksakosane
heks-a-ko-sa-ne

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