'Endecane' definitions:

Definition of 'Endecane'

From: GCIDE
  • Endecane \En"de*cane\, n. [Gr. ? eleven.] (Chem.) One of the higher hydrocarbons of the paraffin series, C11H24, found as a constituent of petroleum. [Written also hendecane.] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'endecane'

From: GCIDE
  • Hendecane \Hen"de*cane\, n. [Gr. "e`ndeka eleven.] (Chem.) A hydrocarbon, C11H24, of the paraffin series; -- so called because it has eleven atoms of carbon in each molecule. Called also endecane, undecane. [1913 Webster]