n-alkane, C28 C28 alkane, normal (i.e. straight-chain) isomer, common name: n-Octacosane, formula : C28H58 Originally from the CUAHSI HIS VariableNameCV. See: http://his.cuahsi.org/mastercvreg/edit_cv11.aspx?tbl=VariableNameCV. ODM2 Variable Name Controlled Vocabulary ODM2 Working Group A vocabulary for describing the name of Variables.