alkane en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈæl.keɪn/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholbor. German Alk(ohol) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Alkyl German alk- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānusder. German -an German Alkanbor. English alkane From German Alkan, formed as alkyl + -ane.
Meanings
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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 alkane-based fuel.
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 Wan Lem, editors, Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Plant Lipids, Kluwer Academic Publishers, page 51:The oxidation of the simplest alkane methanol is carried out by methylotrophs that may be obligate or facultative.
2007, Alasdair H. Neilson, Ann-Sofie Allard, Environmental Degradation and Transformation of Organic Chemicals, Taylor & Francis (CRC Press), page 103:2012, Chulsung Bae, Chapter 3: Catalytic Carbon-Boron Bond Formation via Activation of Alkane C-H Bonds, Pedro J. Pérez, Alkane C-H Activation by Single-Site Metal Catalysis, Springer, page 73, Alkanes are extremely unreactive toward nucleophiles and electrophiles because they are composed of nonpolar, strong, saturated C–H and C-C bonds.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| alkanes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
bioalkane · fluoroalkane · halonitroalkane · hydrofluoroalkane · alkanethiolate · trimethylalkane · cycloalkane · chloroalkane · alkanethiol · alkanesulfonate · nitroalkane · bromoalkane · alkanol · polyhaloalkane · phenylalkane · alkanium · chlorofluoroalkane · alkanofer · isoalkane · haloalkane
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
pentane · tetracosane · nonane · methane · decane · octane · hexadecane · propane · butane · heptane · dodecane · ethane · hexane · undecane
Relateds
Synonyms
paraffin (acyclic saturated hydrocarbon)
Translations (41)
ru алка́н (acyclic saturated hydrocarbon of formula CnH2n+2) · nn alkan (acyclic saturated hydrocarbon of formula CnH2n+2) · ko 알칸 (acyclic saturated hydrocarbon of formula CnH2n+2) · cy alcan (acyclic saturated hydrocarbon of formula CnH2n+2) · fr alcane (acyclic saturated hydrocarbon of formula CnH2n+2) · ms alkana (acyclic saturated hydrocarbon of formula CnH2n+2) · cmn 烷 (acyclic saturated hydrocarbon of formula CnH2n+2) · vi ankan (acyclic saturated hydrocarbon of formula CnH2n+2) · ja アルカン (acyclic saturated hydrocarbon of formula CnH2n+2) · pl alkan (acyclic saturated hydrocarbon of formula CnH2n+2) · uk алка́н (acyclic saturated hydrocarbon of formula CnH2n+2) · ko 알케인 (acyclic saturated hydrocarbon of formula CnH2n+2) · ro alcan (acyclic saturated hydrocarbon of formula CnH2n+2) · mi waiwaro-tahi (acyclic saturated hydrocarbon of formula CnH2n+2) · ca alcà (acyclic saturated hydrocarbon of formula CnH2n+2) · hu alkán (acyclic saturated hydrocarbon of formula CnH2n+2) · de Alkan (acyclic saturated hydrocarbon of formula CnH2n+2) · sv alkan (acyclic saturated hydrocarbon of formula CnH2n+2) · pt alcano (acyclic saturated hydrocarbon of formula CnH2n+2) · cs alkan (acyclic saturated hydrocarbon of formula CnH2n+2) · tr alkan (acyclic saturated hydrocarbon of formula CnH2n+2) · fi alkaani (acyclic saturated hydrocarbon of formula CnH2n+2) · es alcano (acyclic saturated hydrocarbon of formula CnH2n+2) · vi hoàn chất (acyclic saturated hydrocarbon of formula CnH2n+2) · cmn 烷烴 /烷烃 (acyclic saturated hydrocarbon of formula CnH2n+2) · nb alkan (acyclic saturated hydrocarbon of formula CnH2n+2) · vi than nhẹ đầy (acyclic saturated hydrocarbon of formula CnH2n+2) · ga alcán (acyclic saturated hydrocarbon of formula CnH2n+2) · id alkana (acyclic saturated hydrocarbon of formula CnH2n+2) · yue 烷 (acyclic saturated hydrocarbon of formula CnH2n+2) · kk алкан (acyclic saturated hydrocarbon of formula CnH2n+2) · km អាល់កាន (acyclic saturated hydrocarbon of formula CnH2n+2) · ja メタン系炭化水素 (acyclic saturated hydrocarbon of formula CnH2n+2) · el αλκάνιο (acyclic saturated hydrocarbon of formula CnH2n+2) · hi सुषान्य (acyclic saturated hydrocarbon of formula CnH2n+2) · eo alkano (acyclic saturated hydrocarbon of formula CnH2n+2) · yue 烷烴 /烷烃 (acyclic saturated hydrocarbon of formula CnH2n+2) · ky алкан (acyclic saturated hydrocarbon of formula CnH2n+2) · it alcano (acyclic saturated hydrocarbon of formula CnH2n+2) · nl alkaan (acyclic saturated hydrocarbon of formula CnH2n+2) · da alkan (acyclic saturated hydrocarbon of formula CnH2n+2)