Hendecane

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



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