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alkane

al·kane
A a

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [al-keyn]
    • /ˈæl keɪn/
    • /ˈæl.keɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [al-keyn]
    • /ˈæl keɪn/

Definitions of alkane word

  • noun alkane any saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon with the general formula CnH2n+2 3
  • noun alkane (as modifier) 3
  • noun alkane any of a series of saturated hydrocarbons with open chains, having the formula CnH2n+2: these compounds are sometimes said to be in the methane or paraffin series 3
  • noun alkane any member of the alkane series. 1
  • noun alkane Any of the series of saturated hydrocarbons including methane, ethane, propane, and higher members. 1
  • noun alkane (organic chemistry) Any of saturated hydrocarbons including methane, ethane and compounds with long carbon chain known as paraffins etc., having a chemical formula of the form CnH2n+2. 0
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Origin of alkane

First appearance:

before 1895
One of the 18% newest English words
First recorded in 1895-1900; alk(yl) + -ane

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Parts of speech for Alkane

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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Related words

  • paraffin

    a white or colorless, tasteless, odorless, water-insoluble, solid substance not easily acted upon by reagents, consisting of a mixture of hydrocarbons chiefly of the alkane series, obtained from crude petroleum: used in candles, for forming preservative coatings and seals, for waterproofing paper, etc.

  • alkane series

    the homologous series of saturated, aliphatic hydrocarbons having the general formula C n H 2n+2 , as methane, CH 4 , or ethane, C 2 H 6 .

  • alkanethiol

    any compound containing an alkyl group joined to a mercapto group, as methyl mercaptan or methanethiol, CH 3 SH.

  • cetane

    a colourless insoluble liquid alkane hydrocarbon used in the determination of the cetane number of diesel fuel. Formula: C16H34

  • diazoalkane

    any diazo compound having the general formula R 2 CN 2 , where R is hydrogen or any saturated organic group, as diazomethane, CH 2 N 2 .

  • heptane

    any of nine isomeric hydrocarbons, C 7 H 16 , of the alkane series, some of which are obtained from petroleum: used in fuels as solvents, and as chemical intermediates.
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