ALKANE

Meaning of ALKANE in English

/ ˈælkeɪn; NAmE / noun

( chemistry ) any of a series of compounds that contain carbon and hydrogen :

Methane and propane are alkanes.

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WORD ORIGIN

late 19th cent.: from alkyl ( German , from Alkohol alcohol + -yl ) + -ane .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

ALKANE — noun Etymology: alkyl + -ane Date: 1899 any of numerous saturated hydrocarbons
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ALKANE — or paraffin Any of a class of hydrocarbon s whose molecule s consist only of carbon and hydrogen atoms joined …
Английский словарь Британика
ALKANE — ˈalˌkān noun ( -s ) Etymology: alk yl + -ane : any of a series of saturated aliphatic hydrocarbons C …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ALKANE — /al"kayn/ , n. Chem. any member of the alkane series. [ 1895-1900; ALK(YL) + -ANE ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ALKANE — n. chemical compound of the alkane series
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ALKANE — noun Etymology: alk yl + -ane Date: 1899 : any of numerous saturated hydrocarbons ; specifically : any of a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ALKANE — [ 'alkeɪn ] ■ noun Chemistry any of the series of saturated hydrocarbons including methane, ethane, propane, and higher members. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ALKANE — [al.kane] n [alkyl + -ane] (1899): any of numerous saturated hydrocarbons; specif: any of a series of open-chain hydrocarbons (as …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ALKANE — alkane BrE AmE ˈælk eɪn ▷ alkane|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ALKANE — n. Chem. any of a series of saturated aliphatic hydrocarbons having the general formula C[n]H[2n+2], including methane, ethane, and propane. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ALKANE — n. Chem. any of a series of saturated aliphatic hydrocarbons having the general formula C [ n ] H [ …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ALKANE — n. Chem. any of a series of saturated aliphatic hydrocarbons having the general formula CnH2n+2, including methane, ethane, and propane. …
Oxford English vocab
ALKANE — n. or paraffin Any of a class of hydrocarbon s whose molecule s consist only of carbon and hydrogen atoms …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ALKANE — алкан, алкановый
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ALKANE — Алканы
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
ALKANE — алкан, алкановый
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ALKANE — n. Pronunciation: ' al- ˌ k ā n Function: noun Etymology: alk yl + -ane Date: 1899 : any of …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ALKANE (PARAFFIN) — Say it Compare with hydrocarbon and alkene .A series of organic compounds with general formula C n H 2n+2 . …
General Chemistry English Glossary
PROPANE — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary prop- + -ane Date: 1866 a heavy flammable gaseous alkane C 3 H 8 found …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PARAFFIN — Paraffin wax , a mixture of organic compounds traditionally derived from petroleum but also obtained synthetically. It usually consists of …
Английский словарь Британика
ALKANOL — ˈalkəˌnȯl, -ōl noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary alkane + -ol : an aliphatic alcohol (as methanol) regarded …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ALKANOIC ACID — |alkə|nōik- noun Etymology: alkane + -oic : an aliphatic acid (as hexanoic acid) regarded as derived from an alkane and …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ALKANAL — ˈalkəˌnal noun ( -s ) Etymology: alkane + al dehyde : any aliphatic aldehyde (as decanal) regarded as derived from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ALKA- — combining form Etymology: alkane : alkane alka diyne alka polyene
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PARAFFIN — /par"euh fin/ , n. 1. a white or colorless, tasteless, odorless, water-insoluble, solid substance not easily acted upon by reagents, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HYDROCARBON — any of a class of organic chemical compounds composed only of the elements carbon and hydrogen. The carbon atoms join …
Britannica English vocabulary
PENTANE — n. Chem. a hydrocarbon of the alkane series. °Chem. formula: C[5]H[12]. [Gk pente five + ALKANE]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PENTANE — n. Chem. a hydrocarbon of the alkane series. °Chem. formula: C [ 5 ] H [ 12 ] . [ …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PENTANE — n. Chem. a hydrocarbon of the alkane series. Usage: Chem. formula: C5H12. Etymology: Gk pente five + ALKANE
Oxford English vocab
PARAFFIN — n. Paraffin wax , a mixture of organic compounds traditionally derived from petroleum but also obtained synthetically. It usually consists …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PROPANE — (C 3 H 8 ) Compare with alkane and hydrocarbon .A colorless, odorless, flammable gas, found in petroleum and natural …
General Chemistry English Glossary
OCTANE — (C 8 H 18 ) Compare with alkane and hydrocarbon .Flammable liquid compounds found in petroleum and natural gas. There …
General Chemistry English Glossary

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