alkane
/ˈæl.keɪn/
alkane noun: any acyclic saturated hydrocarbon (methane, ethane, etc.).
Noun
alkane (plural alkanes)
- 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.
- Whereas production levels of short-chain alkanes in plants are insufficient to provide an economically viable fuel source, the genes encoding the alkane biosynthetic pathway may provide a biotechnological resource for engineering fermentation organisms with the capacity to convert biomass to an...1997, T. J. Savage, M. K. Hristova, R. Croteau, “Biochemistry of Short-Chain Alkanes: Evidence for an Elongation/Reduction/C1-Elimination Pathway”, in John Peter Williams, Mobashsher Uddin Khan, Nora...
- Synonyms:
- paraffin
alkane meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Malay and Indonesian
alkane in Hindi
- acyclic saturated hydrocarbon of formula CnH2n+2
- सुषान्य suṣānya
alkane in Tamil
- மதுக்கரியம், கொள்ளியம், ஒருப்பிணைக் கொள்ளியம், ஆல்க்கேன், மதுக்கணுகம், மதுக்கணியம்
alkane in Malay
- acyclic saturated hydrocarbon of formula CnH2n+2
- alkana
alkane in Indonesian
- acyclic saturated hydrocarbon of formula CnH2n+2
- alkana
More languagesFewer languages
- alkane in Vietnamese
- ankan, hoàn chất, than nhẹ đầy
Synonyms of alkane
Forms of alkane
| plural | alkanes |
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Origin of alkane
From German Alkan, formed as alkyl + -ane.
Words formed from alkane
Words that rhyme with alkane
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- drain
- pane
- gain
- main
- sustain
- vein
- entertain
- skein
- Wayne
- abstain
- bane
- campaign
- champagne
- crane
- entrain
- fain
- insane
- maine
- pain
- plane
- stain
- wane
- Aquitaine
- ascertain
- chicane
- contain
- detain
- explain
- maintain
- mundane
- obtain
- refrain
- remain
- vane
- amain
- arcane
- Blaine
- complain
- deign
- detrain
- distrain
- kane
- ordain
- pertain
- profane
- public domain
- reign
- swain
Questions about alkane
- What does alkane mean?
- Alkane means any acyclic saturated hydrocarbon (methane, ethane, etc.).
- What is alkane in Hindi?
- Alkane in Hindi is सुषान्य (suṣānya). See Alkane meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is alkane?
- Alkane is a noun.
- How do you pronounce alkane?
- Alkane is pronounced /ˈæl.keɪn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of alkane?
- The plural of alkane is alkanes.
Words near alkane in the dictionary
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