pentadecane Chem.
(ˈpɛntədɪkeɪn)
[f. late Gr. πενταδεκα- (in comb.) for πεντεκαίδεκα fifteen + -ane 2 b.]
The paraffin of the 15-carbon series, C15H32. So ˈpentadecine (-dɪsaɪn), the corresponding hydrocarbon of the ethine series, C15H28; pentaˈdecyl, the radical C15H31.
| 1872 Watts Dict. Chem. VI. 903 Pentadecane,..obtained from American petroleum... With chlorine it yields pentadecyl chloride... Pentadecine,..homologous with ethine or acetylene. |