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HENDECANE
Hen"de*cane, n. Etym: [Gr. "e`ndeka eleven.] (Chem.)
Definition: A hydrocarbon, C11H24, of the paraffin series; -- so called because it has eleven atoms of carbon in each molecule. Called also endecane, undecane.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) not functioning properly; “something is amiss”; “has gone completely haywire”; “something is wrong with the engine”
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