Definition
A chemical group or radical consisting of a sixteen-carbon chain, often used as a component in larger molecules.
Etymology
From Greek 'hex-' (six) + 'deca-' (ten) + '-yl' (a univalent chemical radical). This organic chemistry term emerged in the systematic nomenclature of the early 20th century.
Kelly Says
Hexadecyl groups appear in surfactants and detergents—the very long carbon chain helps these molecules interact with both water and oils, which is why they're so good at washing things clean.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሄክሳዴሲል
heksa-de-sil
ARالعربية
هيكسادسيل
hiksad-sil
BNবাংলা
হেক্সাডেসিল
heksa-da-sil
CACatalà
hexadecilt
heks-a-deh-sil
CSČeština
hexadecyl
heks-a-deh-sil
DADansk
hexadecyl
heks-a-deh-sil
DEDeutsch
Hexadecyl
heks-a-deh-sil
ELΕλληνικά
εξαδεκυλίου
eg-sa-de-ki-li-o
ESEspañol
hexadecil
heks-a-deh-sil
FAفارسی
هگزادسیل
heg-za-di-sil
FISuomi
heksaadekyyli
heksa-a-deh-kyyli
FRFrançais
hexadécyle
heks-a-deh-sil
GUGU
હેક્સાડેસીલ
heksa-da-se-sil
HAHA
asidi heksadekan
a-si-di heks-a-deh-kan
HEעברית
הקסדצילי
heks-ad-tsi-li
HIहिन्दी
हेक्सेडेसिल
heksade-sil
HUMagyar
hexadecilil
heks-a-deh-ci-lil
IDBahasa Indonesia
heksadecil
heks-a-deh-sil
IGIG
asidi heksadekan
a-si-di heks-a-deh-kan
ITItaliano
esadecilo
e-sa-deh-chi-lo
JA日本語
ヘキサデシル
hekisade-shiru
KKKK
heksadekil asidi
heks-a-deh-kil a-si-di
KMKM
ហិក្សាឌីកានស៊ីល
heks-a-dee-ka-an-si-l
MRMR
हेक्साडेसिल
heksa-de-sil
MSBahasa Melayu
heksadecil
heks-a-deh-sil
MYမြန်မာ
ဟက်ဆာဒီကန်စီလ
heksa-dee-ka-n-si-l
NLNederlands
hexadecyl
heks-a-deh-sil
NONorsk
heksadecyl
heks-a-deh-sil
PAPA
ਹੈਕਸਾਡੀਸਿਲ
heksa-deh-si-sil
PLPolski
heksa-dekil
heksa-deh-kil
PTPortuguês
hexadecil
heks-a-deh-sil
RORomână
hexadecil
heks-a-deh-sil
RUРусский
гексадецил
geksade-sil
SVSvenska
hexadecyl
heks-a-deh-sil
SWKiswahili
heksadecyl
heks-a-deh-sil
TAதமிழ்
எக்ஸாடிசில்
ek-sa-di-sil
TEతెలుగు
హెక్సాడెసిల్
heksa-da-se-sil
THไทย
เฮกซาเดซิล
heg-sa-da-sil
TLTL
heksadecil
heks-a-deh-sil
TRTürkçe
heksadecil
heks-a-deh-sil
UKУкраїнська
гексадецил
geksade-sil
URاردو
ہگزاڈیسیل
heg-za-di-sil
VITiếng Việt
hexadecyl
heks-a-deh-sil
YOYO
asidi heksadekan
a-si-di heks-a-deh-kan
ZUZU
isidheksidekaani
i-si-de heks-i-deh-ka-ani