Tetrakosane
Pronunciation : Tet"ra*ko*sane`
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Tetra- + Gr. (Chem.)
Definition : Defn: A hydrocarbon, C24H50, resembling paraffin, and like it belonging to the marsh-gas series; -- so called from having twenty- four atoms of carbon in the molecule.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913