docosane
English
Etymology
From
docosa-
+
-ane
.
Noun
docosane
(
plural
docosanes
)
(
organic chemistry
)
Any
alkane
having 22
carbon
atoms, but especially
n-docosane
CH
3
(CH
2
)
20
CH
3
.
Derived terms
docosanoic
docosanol