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alkanol en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈæl.kə.nɒl/ (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 ▲ Medieval Latin alcoholbor. Middle English alcofol English alcohol English -ol English alkanol From alkane + -ol.

Meanings

  1. Any simple aliphatic alcohol.

Forms

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alkanols Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

cycloalkanol

Translations (3)

de Alkanol (any simple aliphatic alcohol) · vi ankanol (any simple aliphatic alcohol) · pt alcanol (any simple aliphatic alcohol)