pentadécane
French, noun/pɛ̃.ta.de.kan/
pentadécane is spelled P-E-N-T-A-D-É-C-A-N-E (11 letters). Pentadécane is a French masculine noun meaning “pentadecane” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Hydrocarbure saturé de la famille des paraffines, aux nombreux isomères. Sa formule chimique est C₁₅H₃₂”.
What does pentadécane mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepentadecane
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Hydrocarbure saturé de la famille des paraffines, aux nombreux isomères. Sa formule chimique est C₁₅H₃₂.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pentadécane
- pentadécanes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pentadécane?
- /pɛ̃.ta.de.kan/
- \pɛ̃.ta.de.kan\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.