Hexeikosane
Pronunciation : Hex*ei"ko*sane
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Hex- + eikosane.] (chem.)
Definition : Defn: A hydrocarbon, C26H54, resembling paraffine; -- so called because each molecule has twenty-six atoms of carbon. [Written also hexacosane.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913