English Explanatory Dictionary

isoalkane

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any branched-chain alkane, but especially one having a methyl group attached to the penultimate carbon atom of the main chain

Word forms

isoalkane isoalkanes

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)lbor. English iso- 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 English isoalkane From iso- (“isomeric”) + alkane.

Related words

isobutane isopentane isohexane
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