Trikosane
Pronunciation : Tri"ko*sane
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Pref. tri- + Gr. (Chem.)
Definition : Defn: A hydrocarbon, C23H48, of the methane series, resembling paraffin; -- so called because it has twenty-three atoms of carbon in the molecule.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913