🔄 Synonyms of "Alkane"
3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| paraffinnoun | Paraffin wax. |
| methane seriesnoun | a non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbon with the general formula cnh(2n+2) |
| alkane seriesnoun | a non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbon with the general formula cnh(2n+2) |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Alkane"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| paraffinnoun | Paraffin wax. |
| alkane seriesnoun | a non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbon with the general formula cnh(2n+2) |
| methane seriesnoun | a non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbon with the general formula cnh(2n+2) |
| alkenenoun | (organic chemistry) An unsaturated, aliphatic hydrocarbon with one or more carbon–carbon double bonds. |
| cycloalkanenoun | (organic chemistry) Any saturated alicyclic hydrocarbon. |
| alkanonenoun | (organic chemistry) Any saturated aliphatic ketone |
| alkynenoun | (organic chemistry) A hydrocarbon containing at least one carbon–carbon triple bond. |
| dihaloalkanenoun | (organic chemistry) Any dihalo derivative of an alkane |
| isoalkanenoun | (organic chemistry) Any branched-chain alkane, but especially one having a methyl group attached to the penultimate carbon atom of the main chain |
| nonanenoun | (organic chemistry) Any of very many isomeric alkanes, of the general formula C₉H₂₀, having nine carbon atoms. |
| allenenoun | (organic chemistry) Any of a class of hydrocarbons having two double bonds from one carbon atom to two others - R₂C=C=CR₂; especially the parent compound CH₂=C=CH₂ (propadiene). |
| nonadecanenoun | (organic chemistry) Any of very many isomeric saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon, C₁₉H₄₀, but especially n-nonadecane, CH₃(CH₂)₁₇CH₃ |
| menthanenoun | (organic chemistry) Any of a number of isomeric saturated cyclic monoterpene hydrocarbons |
| dimethylalkanenoun | (organic chemistry) Any dimethyl derivative of an n-alkane |
| hexanenoun | (organic chemistry) Any of five isomeric aliphatic hydrocarbons, C₆H₁₄. They are colorless, volatile liquids. |
| ethanenoun | (organic chemistry, uncountable) An aliphatic hydrocarbon, C₂H₆, gaseous at normal temperatures and pressures, being a constituent of natural gas. |
| cycloalkenenoun | (organic chemistry) Any unsaturated alicyclic hydrocarbon. |
| alkanoic acidnoun | (organic chemistry) Any aliphatic carboxylic acid. |
| alkenonenoun | (biochemistry) Any long-chain di-, tri- and tetra- unsaturated methyl and ethyl ketones that are synthesized by a limited number of haptophyte microalgae; the degree of unsaturation is a function of the water temperature |
| n-hexanenoun | (organic chemistry) The saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon (CH₃(CH₂)₄CH₃). |
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