'C16H33' definitions:
Definition of 'C16H33'
From: GCIDE
- Hexdecyl \Hex"de*cyl\, n. [Hex- + decyl.] (Chem.) The essential radical, C16H33, of hecdecane. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'C16H33'
From: GCIDE
- Cetyl \Ce"tyl\, n. [Gr. ? whale + -yl.] (Chem.) A radical, C16H33, not yet isolated, but supposed to exist in a series of compounds homologous with the ethyl compounds, and derived from spermaceti. [1913 Webster]