bromoalkane

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noun

Any bromo derivative of an alkane

OriginEnglish alkane ← German Alkan ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) →
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Meanings

nounbromoalkane (plural bromoalkanes)

plural bromoalkanes

  1. chemistryAny bromo derivative of an alkane

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβρῶμος (brômos)
  2. Frenchbrome
  3. Englishbrome
  4. Englishbromine
  5. Englishbromo-
  6. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  7. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  8. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  9. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  10. Medieval Latinalcoho
  11. GermanAlk(ohol)
  12. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  13. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  14. GermanAlkyl
  15. Germanalk-
  16. GermanAlkan
  17. Englishalkane
  18. Englishbromoalkane

From bromo- + alkane.

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APA

bromoalkane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bromoalkane

MLA

“bromoalkane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bromoalkane. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bromoalkane,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bromoalkane.

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