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isoalkane

isoalkane noun: any branched-chain alkane, but especially one having a methyl group attached to the penultimate carbon atom of the main chain.

Noun

isoalkane (plural isoalkanes)

  1. Any branched-chain alkane, but especially one having a methyl group attached to the penultimate carbon atom of the main chain

Forms of isoalkane

pluralisoalkanes

Origin of isoalkane

From iso- (“isomeric”) + alkane.

Questions about isoalkane

What does isoalkane mean?
Isoalkane means any branched-chain alkane, but especially one having a methyl group attached to the penultimate carbon atom of the main chain.
What part of speech is isoalkane?
Isoalkane is a noun.
What is the plural of isoalkane?
The plural of isoalkane is isoalkanes.

Words near isoalkane in the dictionary

  1. isoagglutinins
  2. isoajmaline
  3. isoalantolactone
  4. isoaldehyde
  5. isoaldehydes
  6. isoalkane
  7. isoalkanes
  8. isoallele
  9. isoalleles
  10. isoallelic
  11. isoallergen

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