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alkanol

/ˈæl.kə.nɒl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
alka-nol
IPA
/ˈæl.kə.nɒl/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any simple aliphatic alcohol.

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.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈæl.kə.nɒl/

Inflected Forms

alkanols (plural)

Derived Forms

cycloalkanol

Questions

How do you pronounce alkanol?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæl.kə.nɒl/.
What does alkanol mean?
Any simple aliphatic alcohol.
Where does alkanol come from?
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.

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