cetane
/ˈsiːteɪn/noun
mass noun
1- Chemistry a colourless liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, present in petroleum spirit【化】十六烷, 鲸蜡烷。
1.1
- Alternative name: n-hexadecane; chem. formula: C16H34.又名: n-十六癸烷; 化学分子式: C16H34.
词源
late 19th cent.: from Latin cetus 'whale', from Greek kētos (because related compounds were first derived from spermaceti)+-ANE2.