alkane

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈælkeɪn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(al′kān)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
al•kane  (al′kān),USA pronunciation n. [Chem.]
  1. Chemistryany member of the alkane series.
  • alk(yl) + -ane 1895–1900

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
alkane / ˈælkeɪn/
  1. any saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon with the general formula CnH2n+2

    2. Also called: paraffin
'alkane' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
-ane - alkane series - alkanethiol - butane - cetane - diazoalkane - ethane - heptane - hexane - homologue - hydrocarbon - kerosene - methane - methane series - normal - octane - paraffin - paraffin series - paraffin wax - pentane - propane - triptane

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