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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Pentadecane

/(pĕn`tȧ*dĕk"ān)/ · Pen·ta·dec·ane · IPA
01 n. A hydrocarbon of the paraffin series, (C15H32) found in petroleum, tar oil, etc., and obtained as a colorless liquid; -- so called from the…
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    A hydrocarbon of the paraffin series, (C15H32) found in petroleum, tar oil, etc., and obtained as a colorless liquid; -- so called from the fifteen carbon atoms in the molecule.(Chem.)