Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alkanal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: alka-nal
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An alkyl aldehyde.

Etymology

Etymology tree German Alkyl German alk- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānusder. German -an German Alkanbor. English alkane English -al English alkanal From alkane + -al (“aldehyde”).

Inflected Forms

alkanals (plural)

Questions

What does alkanal mean?: An alkyl aldehyde.
Where does alkanal come from?: Etymology tree German Alkyl German alk- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānusder. German -an German Alkanbor. English alkane English -al English alkanal From alkane + -al (“aldehyde”).

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