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alkanal

alkanal noun: an alkyl aldehyde.

Noun

alkanal (plural alkanals)

  1. An alkyl aldehyde.

Forms of alkanal

pluralalkanals

Origin of alkanal

From alkane + -al (“aldehyde”).

Questions about alkanal

What does alkanal mean?
Alkanal means an alkyl aldehyde.
What part of speech is alkanal?
Alkanal is a noun.
What is the plural of alkanal?
The plural of alkanal is alkanals.

Words near alkanal in the dictionary

  1. alkamine
  2. alkamines
  3. Alkan
  4. AlKanadi
  5. AlKanadis
  6. alkanal
  7. alkanals
  8. alkanamide
  9. alkanamides
  10. alkanamine
  11. alkane

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