English Explanatory Dictionary

alkane

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any acyclic saturated hydrocarbon (methane, ethane, etc.).

Pronunciation

/ˈæl.keɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-alkane.wav

Word forms

alkane alkanes

Etymology

Etymology tree Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholbor. German Alkohol Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Alkyl German alk- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānusder. German -an German Alkanbor. English alkane From German Alkan, formed as alkyl + -ane.

Synonyms

paraffin

Related words

-ane alkene alkyne

Derived words

alkanesulfonate alkanethiol alkanethiolate alkanium alkanofer alkanol bioalkane bromoalkane chloroalkane chlorofluoroalkane cycloalkane fluoroalkane haloalkane halonitroalkane hydrofluoroalkane isoalkane nitroalkane phenylalkane polyhaloalkane trimethylalkane
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