Eikosane

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Eikosane \Ei"ko*sane\, n. [Gr. e'i`kosi.] (Chem.)
     A solid hydrocarbon, {C20H42}, of the paraffin series, of
     artificial production, and also probably occurring in
     petroleum.
     [1913 Webster]