hexadecane Chem.
(ˈhɛksədɪkeɪn)
[mod. f. Gr. ἑξα- hexa- + δέκα ten (for Gr. ἑκκαίδεκα sixteen) + -ane.]
The paraffin of the 16-carbon series, also called cetane. So hexadeˈcoic a. hexaˈdecyl, the radical C16H33, also called cetyl.
| 1872 Watts Dict. Chem. VI, Hexadecyl. 1880 W. A. Miller's Elem. Chem. iii. i. (ed. 6) 163 Hexadecane Derivatives. 1889 Watts' Dict. Chem., Hexadecoic Acid. |