alkane
English
/ˈæl.keɪn/
noun
Definitions
- (organic compound) Any acyclic saturated hydrocarbon (e.g., methane, ethane, etc.).
Etymology
Borrowed from German Alkan suffix from English alkyl.
Origin
English
alkyl
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -ate English
- alkanesulfonate English
- alkanethiol English
- alkanethiolate English
- alkanium English
- alkanofer English
- alkanol English
- alkyl English
- alkylamine English
- alkylamino English
- alkylammonium English
- alkylarene English
- alkylate English
- alkylation English
- alkylbenzene English
- alkylbenzoic English
- alkylborane English
- alkylglycerol English
- alkylglycine English
- alkylguanine English
- alkylic English
- alkyllysinase English
- alkylmercury English
- alkylmetal English
- alkylnitrate English
- alkyloxonium English
- alkylphenol English
- alkylphosphine English
- alkylpurine English
- alkylresorcinol English
- alkylsilane English
- alkylstibine English
- alkyltransferase English
- alkylurea English
- aminoalkyl English
- arylalkylamine English
- bioalkane English
- bromoalkane English
- carboxyalkyl English
- chloroalkane English
- chloroalkyl English
- cyanoalkyl English
- cycloalkane English
- cycloalkanol English
- cycloalkyl English
- dialkyl English
- dialkylamine English
- fluoroalkane English
- fluoroalkyl English
- haloalkane English
- haloalkyl English
- heteroalkyl English
- heterocycloalkane English
- hydroxyalkyl English
- iodoalkyl English
- isoalkane English
- mercaptoalkyl English
- metalloalkyl English
- monoalkyl English
- nitroalkane English
- oxoalkyl English
- perfluoroalkyl English
- polyhaloalkane English
- sulfonate English
- tetraalkylammonium English
- thioalkyl English
- thiol English
- trialkyl English
- Alkan German
- алка́н Russian
- アルカン Japanese
- シクロアルカン Japanese
- 알칸 Korean
- 알케인 Korean
- -ate
- thiol
- alkyl
- alkanol
- dialkyl
- alkylic
- alkylate
- alkanium
- trialkyl
- oxoalkyl
- monoalkyl
- sulfonate
- bioalkane
- alkylurea
- iodoalkyl
- thioalkyl
- haloalkyl
- isoalkane
- alkanofer
- haloalkane
- cycloalkyl
- alkylation
- alkylamine
- aminoalkyl
- alkylarene
- alkylmetal
- cyanoalkyl
- alkylamino
- alkanethiol
- bromoalkane
- cycloalkane
- alkylpurine
- chloroalkyl
- nitroalkane
- alkylborane
- alkylphenol
- fluoroalkyl
- alkylsilane
- heteroalkyl
- hydroxyalkyl
- alkylnitrate
- metalloalkyl
- fluoroalkane
- cycloalkanol
- alkylguanine
- alkylbenzoic
- alkylglycine
- carboxyalkyl
- dialkylamine
- alkylbenzene
- alkylmercury
- alkylstibine
- alkyloxonium
- chloroalkane
- alkylammonium
- mercaptoalkyl
- alkylglycerol
- alkyllysinase
- perfluoroalkyl
- alkanethiolate
- alkylphosphine
- polyhaloalkane
- arylalkylamine
- alkylresorcinol
- alkanesulfonate
- alkyltransferase
- heterocycloalkane
- tetraalkylammonium