English Explanatory Dictionary

alkanofer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A subsurface reservoir of liquid hydrocarbons

Word forms

alkanofer alkanofers

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 Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *bʰorós Proto-Italic *-foros Latin -ferder. English -fer English alkanofer From alkane + -o- (linking vowel) + -fer.

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