Thesaurus: hecdecane

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1. 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.
2. 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.
3. A white, semisolid, spermaceti-like hydrocarbon, C16H34, of theparaffin series, found dissolved as an important ingredient ofkerosene, and so called because each molecule has sixteen atoms ofcarbon; -- called also hexadecane.