squalane

English

Etymology

From squalene +‎ -ane.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskweɪleɪn/, /ˈskwɑːleɪn/

Noun

squalane (countable and uncountable, plural squalanes)

1. (organic chemistry) A saturated triterpene hydrocarbon made by hydrogenating squalene; used in cosmetics etc.

Synonyms

• perhydrosqualene

Translations

hydrocarbon

Chinese: Mandarin: 角鯊烯 / 角鲨烯 (jiǎoshāxī), 鯊烯 / 鲨烯 (zh) (shāxī), 角鯊烷 / 角鲨烷 Dutch: squalaan n Finnish: skvalaani