alkanol

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UK/ˈæl.kə.nɒl/

noun

Any simple aliphatic alcohol.

OriginEnglish alcohol ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho →
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Meanings

nounalkanol (plural alkanols)

plural alkanols

  1. chemistryAny simple aliphatic alcohol.

Origin

  1. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  2. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  3. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  4. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  5. Medieval Latinalcoho
  6. GermanAlk(ohol)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  8. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  9. GermanAlkyl
  10. Germanalk-
  11. GermanAlkan
  12. Englishalkane
  13. Medieval Latinalcoho
  14. Middle Englishalcofol
  15. Englishalcohol
  16. Englishalkanol

From alkane + -ol.

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Translations

German Alkanol
  • Alkanolany simple aliphatic alcohol
Portuguese alcanol
  • alcanolany simple aliphatic alcohol
Vietnamese ankanol
  • ankanolany simple aliphatic alcohol
Cite this entry
APA

alkanol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkanol

MLA

“alkanol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkanol. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alkanol,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkanol.

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