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Definition of Tetrakosane

1. n. A hydrocarbon, C₂₄H₅₀, resembling paraffin, and like it belonging to the marsh-gas series; -- so called from having twenty-four atoms of carbon in the molecule.

Medical Definition of Tetrakosane

1. A hydrocarbon, C24H50, resembling paraffin, and like it belonging to the marsh-gas series; so called from having twenty-four atoms of carbon in the molecule. Origin: Tetra- + Gr. Twenty. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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