Pentadecane

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

  Pentadecane \Pen`ta*dec"ane\ (p[e^]n`t[.a]*d[e^]k"[=a]n), n.
     [Penta- + Gr. de`ka ten.] (Chem.)
     A hydrocarbon of the paraffin series, ({C15H32}) found in
     petroleum, tar oil, etc., and obtained as a colorless liquid;
     -- so called from the fifteen carbon atoms in the molecule.
     [1913 Webster]