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alkane

noun
/ˈæl.keɪn/UK

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.

  1. borrowed from Alkan

Definitions

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

    • The carbon chain of an alkane may be linear or branched, but must not contain loops (cycles); its chemical formula is of the form CₙH₂ₙ₊₂.
    • The oxidation of the simplest alkane methanol is carried out by methylotrophs that may be obligate or facultative.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for alkane. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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