English Explanatory Dictionary

ethane

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An aliphatic hydrocarbon, C₂H₆, gaseous at normal temperatures and pressures, being a constituent of natural gas.
  2. The same compound, subjected to modification by replacing one or more of the hydrogen atoms with other radicals.

Pronunciation

ĕth'ān /ˈɛθeɪn/ ēth'ān /ˈiːθeɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-ethane.wav

Word forms

ethane ethanes

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō) ▲ Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.? Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr)der. Latin aethērbor. German Äther German Ether Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Ethylbor. English ethyl English eth- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānusder. English -ane English ethane From eth- + -ane.

Derived words

aminoethane benzathine bromoethane chloroethane cyanoethane diazoethane dibromoethane dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane dichloroethane dicyanoethane diiodoethane epiethane epoxyethane etanidazole ethanedinitrile ethanedithiol ethanium ethanoic ethanol fluoroethane geoethane halothane hexafluoroethane hydroxyethane iodoethane mitotane monohydroxyethane nitroethane pentafluoroethane silicoethane trichloroethane trifluoroethanol
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