alkan

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See also: Alkan, and alkán

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

alkan m inan

  1. (organic chemistry) alkane

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Danish

Noun

alkan c (singular definite alkanen, plural indefinite alkaner)

  1. (organic chemistry) alkane

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Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation

Noun

alk’an m (Arabic spelling ئالکان)

  1. Alternative form of êlkan (wave)

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References

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “alkan”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 232

Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

alkan n (definite singular alkanet, indefinite plural alkan or alkaner, definite plural alkana or alkanene)

  1. (chemistry) an alkane (saturated hydrocarbon of formula CnH2n+2)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

alkan n (definite singular alkanet, indefinite plural alkan, definite plural alkana)

  1. (chemistry) an alkane (as above)

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Polish

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Etymology

Internationalism; compare English alkane, French alcane, and German Alkan, ultimately from Arabic اَلْقِلْي (al-qily).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈal.kan/
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  • Rhymes: -alkan
  • Syllabification: al‧kan

Noun

alkan m inan

  1. (organic chemistry) alkane
    Synonym: parafina

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Further reading

  • alkan in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • alkan in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Noun

alkan c

  1. (organic chemistry) alkane
  2. definite singular of alka

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