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Word: Phytane
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 20th century; earliest use found in Journal of the Chemical Society. From German Phytan from ancient Greek ϕυτόν plant + German -an
Definition:
A colourless liquid isoprenoid hydrocarbon that is the alkane corresponding to phytol and occurs in petroleum and some rocks, probably as a breakdown product of chlorophyll; 3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecane, C₂₀ H₄₂.
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