icosane

/AY1 K OW1 S EY1 N/
noun
  1. 1

    Alternative form of eicosane. [(organic chemistry) Any of the 366,319 isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having the chemical formula C₂₀H₄₂, but especially n-eicosane CH₃(CH₂)₁₈CH₃.]