Tetradecane
Pronunciation : Tet`ra*dec"ane
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Tetra- + Gr. (Chem.)
Definition : Defn: A light oily hydrocarbon, C14H30, of the marsh-gas series; -- so called from the fourteen carbon atoms in the molecule.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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