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Definition of Pristane
1. Noun. (organic compound) A natural saturated terpenoid alkane used as a lubricant, an anticorrosion agent, and in medical research. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pristane
1. a chemical compound [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pristane
Literary usage of Pristane
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Oil Spill Dispersants: Efficacy And Effects by National Research Council (U. S.) (2005)
"... 1987), mineralization of pristane was inhibited by all dispersants that were
tested, whereas hexadecane mineralization was stimulated by Corexit 7664 ..."
2. Fluid Flow Through Faults and Fractures in Argillaceous Formations by Nuclear Energy Agency (1998)
"... which are also more abundant than the isoprenoid hydrocarbons pristane and
phytane. Sample 62.5 m is from a source rock of the same organic matter-type, ..."
3. Biotechnology for Water Use and Conservation: The Mexico '96 Workshop by OECD Staff, (Paris) Organisation for Economic Co-ope, Mexico '96 Workshop, Organisation for Economic Co-operation, Development., Zapata, Francisco Bolívar (1997)
"... aromaticity: the ratio of aromatic carbons to total carbons; C^pristane: ratio
of «-heptadecane to pristane in the saturated fraction. ..."
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