pristane

About 0.03 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A natural saturated terpenoid alkane, 2,6,10,14-tetramethylpentadecane, used as a lubricant, an anticorrosion agent, and in medical research

Similar words

norpristane phytane tetramethylpentadecane prostane protostane phytoprostane pristanic acid prismane pentane neopentane

Often followed by

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Word family

pristanes