Hecdecane
Pronunciation : Hec"de*cane
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Gr. (Chem.)
Definition : Defn: A white, semisolid, spermaceti-like hydrocarbon, C16H34, of the paraffin series, found dissolved as an important ingredient of kerosene, and so called because each molecule has sixteen atoms of carbon; -- called also hexadecane.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913