c16h33

2 definitions found

c16h33 - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hexdecyl \Hex"de*cyl\, n. [Hex- + decyl.] (Chem.)
     The essential radical, C16H33, of hecdecane.
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  Cetyl \Ce"tyl\, n. [Gr. ? whale + -yl.] (Chem.)
     A radical, C16H33, not yet isolated, but supposed to exist
     in a series of compounds homologous with the ethyl compounds,
     and derived from spermaceti.
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